Fedecamaras warns business closures
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Jose Manuel Gonzalez, president of the National Federation, urged the president Hugo Chávez and Minister Sanz to embark on solving the problem and not to serve as "gravediggers" of the region, because the death would affect corporate Guyana's economy much of the country.

Marjuri Núñez
Photo: Ingrid Barrero


Jose Manuel Gonzalez, president of the Fedecamaras urges the Government to embark on solving the problem of the crisis of the companies core business since the death of Guyana is affecting the economy. The Association of Mining and Metallurgical Industry of Venezuela, Guayana Regional Chapter (AIMM Guiana), yesterday brought together representatives of the Federation of Chambers and Associations of Commerce and Production of Venezuela (Fedecamaras) both nationally and in Bolívar state, in partnership with the various chambers of Ciudad Guayana, with the purpose of discussing the economic situation of the core firm and the private sector, who are owed more than $ 500 million.

Jose Manuel Gonzalez, president of Fedecamaras national company in Goyenechea Fernando, president of the Chamber of Industrial and Mining Guiana (CIMG), Lope Mendoza, Fedecamaras national first vice president; Noel Alvarez, second vice president of Fedecamaras national Ciro Garcia, Treasurer Fedecamaras national and Mario TEPEDINO, Fedecamaras national executive director, said the death of the companies supervised by the Corporation Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) is the death of much of the country's economy.

"If a sample of oil has always been a reality in Venezuela, is precisely the business of Guyana, where the famous phrase was actually making emporium of the region."

Gonzalez acknowledged that while it is true that the economic problem of the institutions of the state lies for 10 years, began when the government of President Hugo Chávez of the republic, it is also undeniable that it has worsened and requires urgent attention by the national leader.

"Chavez can not be together with Minister Rodolfo Sanz, the gravediggers in Guyana companies" strongly suggested, as it urged the government to sit down with all the factors that make life in society, so that together seek an effective and accurate solution to the problem because by the business associations, are willing to help.

Red alert

Gonzalez warned that 300 companies that make private life in Guyana, so far in 2009 have closed their doors between 15% while others have not been able to start operations due to lack of liquidity, as it still does not cancel debt supervised by the institutions of the CVG to the guild, which totals $ 500 million.

Situation that is bringing the resulting massive loss of jobs both direct and indirect, "the 45 deaths so far this year has caused the decrease of 4 thousand direct jobs and 12 to 15 thousand indirect, coupled with other 4mil and 15 thousand who are in peak zamuro not yet resumed operations. "

For the national president of Fedecamaras, we must make greater efforts to ensure the viability problem in the best way and as soon as possible, but this is a sine qua non that the National Executive and the Minister Rodolfo Sanz, sit next to union and business representatives in the region.

"The call is to ensure the preservation of jobs, to reopen the companies that closed their doors for the resumption of business operations, to cancel the debt of 500 million dollars to revive the economy of Guyana. It is a priority for the country and the national economy, which was addressed by the authorities to the problems of companies of Guyana not to increase, "he said.

Inefficient state

Stating that, after the oil companies are the Guayana second source of income in Venezuela, Jose Manuel Gonzalez, said that in reviewing the guild requirements that are needed to simply put in balance and running a business, are 4 one billion dollars.

However, he regretted that he is putting "ink" to the political situations in the country that collaborate to solve anything, "as we understand that no country's interests are above all political - ideological not move" .

He said that the State has demonstrated managerial inefficiency and Sidor is the best example for this.

Noted that before this, now and in the particular case of the core business is not socialism or capitalism, but a socio - economic efficiency, where the actors of society to participate in its enhancement and expansion, which not the case in the country.

Gonzalez denied that the president speaks of participation and social dialogue, where neither of the two actions is for sure, because if it were a reality, the solution to the economic problem of the Guayana region has already been solved, or at least was already under way.

"The problem management in Guyana must be reviewed, although this is not the whole solution required for the resumption of the economy also requires adaptation of technological development downstream of the dialogue between unions, employers and state, as well as injection capital to drive new business, "he said.

However, he stressed once again that employers across the country are willing to work hand in hand with industry association and the national government, according to effective plans to launch against the financial crisis which, since not only the economy is at stake, but the quality of life of Venezuelans.

Cutting:

Against the centralization

For the president of the Federation of Chambers and Associations of Commerce and Production of Venezuela, Fedecamaras, José Manuel González; the Government's intention is the concentration of power and to sample and purchase the recent interventions made to the private sector.

Actions that reject bluntly, as one of the biggest gains at the end of last century was the decentralization of powers in the country, "in each state is evident success of decentralization. So reject the changes since the National Assembly has been the project of decentralization. "

He further indicated that it seems that the national government is not interested in solving the country's problems, but find a way to control absolutely everything and convenience particular.

Accordingly, Gonzalez asked President Chavez, a national survey to feel the views of the people as if they agree with their actions and to prioritize, first of all, solving the problems of the country.