The pandemic hit many sectors and one of those that has not yet recovered is that of micro and small businesses (mypes). The president of the Peru SME Association, Ana María Choquehuanca, explained that in this Christmas campaign they do not expect a total reactivation.
The problem, in addition to the health crisis, has been the political, social and economic situation that directly affected these businesses.
“We are going to reach pre-pandemic levels when we have economic stability, when there are more public purchases from mypes,” he explained.
These companies were also hit, detailed Choquehuanca, by the changes in labor regulations, as is the case of the modifications to labor outsourcing.
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“Approximately 530,000 mypes went bankrupt due to the pandemic, labor informality has increased and we continue in a critical situation,” he assured this newspaper.
The representative of the mypes hopes that the next ministers will provide more support to the sector, “that they do not push businessmen against the wall” and that they aim at economic reactivation.
“The previous ministers were dedicated to the defense of the then president (Pedro Castillo); now we hope that they achieve the well-being of the country, ”he stressed.
Data
-In 2021, 86.3% of mypes were informal, that is, 2.5% more than before the pandemic, according to ComexPerú.
-The regions with the highest informality were Loreto, Ucayali, Tumbes, Piura and Cajamarca, reported the business union.
