2024-03-28 11:53:00
The change of government last December brought, as has been observed, a large number of new developments and, beyond that, some fundamental changes that are beginning to impact different areas. Logically, this also happens in foreign trade.
The first thing that can be observed is that Today we find ourselves facing a new scenario, which clearly decompressed the situation of all the companies that make up the different links of foreign trade.
Industrialists analyze importing finished products and could deactivate local production
In addition, the recent opening for the import of some basic basket products gives another value to the sector. Within this context, one of the most complex situationsbeyond the famous SIMI to try to import any producthad to do with the difficulties in paying for it.
For that reason, There were many companies that had to stop their productionn, because, as is known, they did not have (did not exist) a way to cancel payments for their operations.
In turn, youThere were also many companies that ran serious risks of losing their representation.s, which they had managed to obtain thanks to many years of work. In many cases, those representations were effectively lost.
Start over
In this new stage inaugurated on December 10, and thanks to the option granted through the series of Bonds for the Reconstruction of a Free Argentina (BOPREAL), the Argentine market once again managed to have some credibility in the world, or at least begin the path of reconstruction.
Yes ok We are far from having reached the standard of what we can see in neighboring countries, we are on a path that allows us not to permanently break relations and think of a viable solution.
On the other hand, it is also true that there are many companies with high stock levels, which are encountering many difficulties in lowering them, as a consequence of the drop in sales (consumption, in general).
Chip change
As with any restriction mechanism, whoever has a product sells it more expensively. And that happened in our country. Besides, many companies were looking to have more stockgiven that import permits could be cut off at any time, and That, instead of lowering the price, also raised it due to the lack of predictability in the future.
In that sense, we understand that A change of mentality is needed, realizing that the profitability levels of a country with restrictions should not be the same as those of a country open to the world, and therefore it is essential that businessmen concentrate on selling more measured in units and not in price to obtain the same result.
We believe that andThis process is also part of inflation control. Starting in December, we are governed by supply and demand rules, and not by trade restrictions.
All of this makes it a priority and essential for foreign trade, and therefore the country, that we can adapt and act in line with the new context. If the rules changed, the mentality should change too.
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