The Daily Journal 22. 07.

1989
Consecomercio chief says no room for privileges in gov't commerical policy
By Aaron W. Finkel allow members of the ' Small he said. He appealed to the added. to mirror Taiwan's especially ing · Venezuelan-made pro-
Daily Journal Staff and Medium Industries government to clarify the While taking part in the successful export formula ducts but has the potential to
Federation (Fedeindustria) to measures it is proposing and forum titled "Trade and In- that helped that country im- sell locally produced products
MARACAY There is no receive preferential dollars at called for the elimination of dustrial Policy: Exports and prove its level of exports. domestically.
room for privileges in the Bs.16 to pay back their let- privileges. the Basic Industries," Romero Nava explained that This process is already well
government's • commercial - ters of credit. Fomero Nava said that the Romero Nava maintained in Taiwan companies con- under way, he said. In the
policies, says Edgar Romero If the government is going recent extension of the firing that in Venezuela's current centrate on both imports and hardware sector alone, over
Nava,president of tne Na- to give priviliges to one freeze goes against the gov- economic situation, the best exports and therefore are in a the past few years the
tional Trade and Services particular small or medium- ernment's stated goals of de- way to move the country better position to compete on percentage of domestically
Council'(Consecomercio). sized sector, it should specify veloping the country and ahead is to increase exports. an international level. made hardware products sold
Romero Nava, who made exactly how many dollars will creating employment. The He said the trade and in Venezuela has increased
his remarks to reporters at be given out, Romero Nava only way to stimulate se·rvices sector's ' new Consecomercio members from 30 percent to 70 per-
the 45th annual Fedecamaras said. • employment is by means of challenge is to contribute to are in the best position to cent, he said.
assembly, was referring In some cases, there has investment, he said. increasing the country's non- help the country, he said. The He said this can be done in
specifically to the govern- been more than $1 million "Employment doesn't exist -traditional exports. trade and services sector is other sectors helping build
ment's recent decision to allocated to pay for imports, because of a decree," he Romero Nava said he hopes not only interested in export-
.
jobs and improving exports .