Alberto Fernández invited 18 investment funds to …

Alberto Fernández conducted this morning from Olivos’ residence a videoconference with 18 investment funds to present to them the development opportunities that Argentina offers and analyze possible joint work programs.

“Argentina has an infinite capacity to increase its production and its development of which it only needs capital to mobilize them”, remarked the president.

“I would like to encourage you to turn your gaze to Argentina”, manifested Yes said the country “offers many opportunities”, tales What those who represent Dead cow, as the second largest shale gas reserve in the world; lithium mining and agro-industrial production, among others.

He also referred to the great national prospects for further development of agro-industry and argued that “lThe possibility of Argentina becoming a global food producer is very certain. What is lacking are the investments that these industries are putting in place to produce local primary production, ”he invited.

The Head of State assured that Argentina is “a country which does not treat foreign investors differently, that is to say that foreign investment in Argentina has exactly the same treatment as local investment, and therefore we think this is a good opportunity for reflection. Argentina at that time ”.

In his presentation, the President also underlined the multilaterality policy and the role of the country in the regional Mercosur bloc and expressed the hope that “Latin America will open up to the world and to other investors”.

“We need foreign investments that invest in labor, risk, produce and earn“, he claimed.

The activity, which was coordinated by the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, also brought together the Minister of the Economy, Martín Guzmán and the presidential adviser, Cecilia Nicolini. “We are very interested in developing our partnership with Argentina. The 15 partners of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which represents the administration of more than $ 5 billion, have undertaken projects with us in Russia and other markets, and have expressed interest in using their potential and their experience for joint projects with Argentina, “said Dmitriev.

The CEO said that “the country has shown determination in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and is an example of effective cooperation for other countries in the region”. For his part, the minister Guzmán pointed out that after three years of economic recession before assuming the current government and the year of the pandemic Argentina “It is the fastest economic recovery on the whole continent“. “We expect gross product growth of seven percent for 2021, we are establishing that as a base, and along with that, we are starting to see a recovery in employment and a strengthening of public accounts,” Guzmán said. And he stressed that the national government “works to solve each of the structural problems” of the Argentine economy.

The Minister recalled that our country is a member of the G20 and expressed the desire to achieve “a more inclusive, more resilient world economy, with more dynamism and stability in the world”. In addition to the Russian Fund, representatives of investment funds attended the meeting from United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, United States, China, Japan, Bahrain, Singapore, Kuwait, Italy , Oman, India, Brazil, Thailand and Azerbaijan.