The Minister of the Presidency, Joel Santos Echavarría, reported that through the National Council for the Promotion and Support of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Promipyme), the Government The Dominican Republic will have 50 million pesos to support the small and medium businesses of Hato Mayor, who have been affected by the passage of Hurricane Fiona.
During a meeting organized by the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Hato Mayor, Ricardo Barceló, which brought together small businessmen and producers, the minister specified that by mandate of President Luis Abinader, both sectors will receive the necessary support for their speedy recovery. .
“The Agricultural Bank is going to be injected with resources, in such a way that it can come to the aid, in the form of zero-rate financing, from the main producers; while, through Promipyme, small and medium-sized companies will be helped, ”he said.
He highlighted the work carried out by the Minister of Agriculture, Limber Cruz, as well as the administrator of the Agricultural Bank, Fernando Durán, in the recovery of agricultural producers affected by the natural phenomenon.
Santos Echavarría explained that in order to advance with the help to the producers, it is necessary to conclude the survey of the damages to the production.
He also said that the collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture and the private sector institutions that are carrying out these surveys is extremely important.
“These uprisings are what will allow us to quickly come to the aid of the producers. We have to move quickly to be able to help the producers and the economy of Hato Mayor, because without the producers the economy of this province does not move”, he said.
On his side, José Beato, representing Porfirio Peralta, director of Promipyme, said: “We are going to assist the micro-entrepreneurs who were affected, with a rate of six percent for industry and 10 percent for commerce and services; with up to four months of grace. He stated that these are express instructions from President Luis Abinader and the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Mipymes, Víctor Bisonó.
On Saturday, the Minister of the Presidency exhausted a work agenda with which he followed up on the work being carried out in this province for its recovery, after the passage of Hurricane Fiona.
During the day, the minister visited, together with President Luis Abinader, the municipality of Sabana de la Mar, where he met with other ministers and directors, with the main political and civil actors of this community.
