The former Minister of Economy and Finance, Luis Castilla Rubio, revealed during the 32nd Northern Business Meeting (EEN), in Trujillo, that it is necessary to ensure that the S / 4,500 million that the National Competitiveness Plan contemplates in 14 projects in the country are reactivated and that currently have a execution less than 12%.
“It is a very serious problem because there are resources, there is a lack of capacity, which should attract the attention of the authorities. Agriculture, for example, is dependent on irrigation projects on the north coast, such as the third stage of Chavimochic, which can rethink the economy of the region. Northern Macroregion”, Asserted Castilla.
The former Minister of Economy also stressed that gold is a fundamental heritage of the north of the country such as Cajamarca and La Libertad, which have a large production that concentrates the 20% of mining investment at the national level. “There are 15 mining projects under construction for 25 billion soles and allocations have already been made,” explained Luis Castilla.
Meanwhile, the technical spokesperson for the 32nd EEN and president of the Instituto Economía y Empresa (IEE), Francisco Huertas Benites, warned that to date there is no clear evidence that the economic reforms necessary to increase productivity and sustain sustained economic growth.
“But there are signs that progress is being made in the counter-reform, such as the cases of weaken the meritocracy in higher education (Sunedu), in public employment (Servir), in public transport, and in general there is evidence of a decline in the allocation of public resources, “said Huerta.
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