68% of Chilean leaders believe that the economy is progressing

The economic issue has been on the agenda of recent weeks, because if the macro and micro figures show growth in business, investment and consumption, the feeling is that the best moments have not been for everyone.

This did not help to mitigate this perception, the September imacec (2.3%) – the lowest of the year – nor the unemployment figures for the July-August-September mobile quarter (7 , 1%).

The questions triggered a quick reaction from the government. The Minister of Economy, José Ramón Valente, initiated a series of presentations at seminars, on radio, television and in the print media, acknowledging that the problem was not in the numbers, but not realizing that they needed to be explained.

What do those who run the business world in Chile think about the economy? Besides the choice of the most outstanding personalities of the year in the business world, the survey conducted by PULSO, Cadem and Adolfo Ibáñez University – attended by nearly 400 businessmen, business leaders and leaders – also discusses the situation

Their results show that this group has a more optimistic view of what is happening in Chile. In fact, when asked how they saw the current economic situation, 68.1% said that the country was progressing, 29.3% considered that the economy was stagnating and 2.6% in decline . [19659002] When asked how they see future prospects, the mood becomes much more optimistic, as 81.4% of respondents believe that the situation of the economy will progress.

question about the reality of your business environment, the answers are also optimistic. 68% feel that the overall economic situation of their company is very good or good, 23.3% is regular and 5.9% is bad or very bad.

Like the country's economic situation, they believe that over the next 12 months, the reality of their businesses will be better. In fact, 80.4% of those surveyed think it will be very good and 14.9% on a regular basis.

Where will efforts be concentrated?

The management teams of Chilean companies have already defined their priorities in the coming years. 12 months. According to data obtained as part of the survey conducted by PULSO, Cadem and Adolfo Ibáñez University, 23% of companies will focus on issues of competitiveness, economics and trade.

New technologies are also a concern for them, 21.8% will join the efforts of digital transformation, innovation programs of its operations and cost control.

The question of regulation ranks third. According to the survey, 10.3% of respondents believe that the main efforts and resources will focus on changes to the regulatory framework, legal certainty.

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