Legal security, advice for the crisis and elections: the proposals of the Spanish businessmen at a meeting reserved with Macri and King Felipe VI

It was an exchange of opinion without rejection in a favorable climate and with a long-term vision of the upcoming electoral process. But that's not why the Spanish and Argentinian businessmen who had an in-camera meeting today with the president Mauricio Macri and the King Felipe VI at the Chancery, they stopped raising specific concerns: the need to ensure the continuity of legal certainty in Argentina, inflation, the dollar and possible mechanisms to emerge from the current crisis.

Macri reiterated his optimistic tone about the next economy and pointed out that the growth that Argentina had experienced during the first two years of its government had been interrupted by the whims of the foreign program. But he asked "patience and support" before the difficult times the country is going through. Not only that. He also admitted that although some figures of the Argentine economy are not good today, "now the truth is told with real information and no lies, even if it hurts", he declared.

Meanwhile, the King Felipe VI He reinforced his support for Macri's economic reforms and, as a sort of good manual to deal with the crisis, the Spanish monarch recalled that his country was putting the fluctuations of 2008 and 2009 into play, with 39, exports and more investment in foreign markets.

Then come the Spanish and Argentinean businessmen who were in the hall of the Chancery in San Martin. As they trusted Infobae Government officials and Spanish diplomats were questioned by Spanish businessmen about "the need to deepen the reforms undertaken by the government and to provide guarantees of continuity in terms of legal certainty". Thus, the freedom of affairs that Argentina is currently experiencing in relation to the years of restriction of Kirchnerism has been brought to light.

Spanish businessmen, including the CEOs of Indra, Telefónica, Iberia, Roca Corporación empresarial, Tecnicas Reunidas, Mapfre, Abertis, Banco Santander Rio and BBVA, the Chamber of Spanish Entrepreneurs and Globaliaamong others, said that during the first three years of the Macri government, they invested $ 13,000 million and that an additional $ 8,000 is planned for the coming years.

There were few references to the upcoming electoral process and possible changes that might occur in the political panel if Macri did not win the October elections. But there was an unequivocal message from businessmen in Spain: "Spanish companies did not leave in times of crisis in Argentina nor did they leave", summarizes one of them. Although this has been immediately reinforced, it requires permanent legal security and "Clear rules for doing business."

It was also mentioned the tourist potential that represents for Spain Argentina with a flow of about 11 million tourists a year and the decision of the ambbadador of Argentina was emphasized. Ramón Puerta to establish a direct flight from Madrid to Iguazu Falls.

There has also been talk of investments in energy and technology. There were Argentine businessmen interventions from YPF, Pan American Energy, Pampa Energy and Globant on the future economic potential represented by the Neuquén deposit at Vaca Muerta.

As he was able to rebuild Infobae Several of the participants in the meeting of Macri and King Philip VI in camera, Spanish businessmen reinforced the king 's message to the effect that Spain had emerged from the crisis of 2008 with more legal certainty.

In addition to Macri and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jorge Faurie, on the side of the Argentine government, there was the Secretary for Strategic Affairs, Fulvio Pompeo; Ministry of Foreign Affairs Economic Relations Secretary Horacio Reyzer, Lola Giménez, Chief of Staff and Raúl Guastavino, Director of Bilateral Economic Relations. On the Spanish side, King Felipe VI accompanied the Spanish ambbadador, Javier Sandomingo; the head of His Majesty's house, Jaime Alfonsín; the secretary of commerce, Xiana Méndez
Bertolo and Cristina Serrando from the Department of International Relations.