In Asunción, Paraguayan banana exporters met with Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano on Monday. They were seeking help from the government in order to collect the debt from Argentine buyers who are behind in their payments of some US$ 6 million.
The situation took a negative turn when Argentina’s AFIP tax bureau stopped showing the date of payment as it used to, explained Hugo Franco, one of the largest banana producers and current mayor of Tembiaporâ, who acted as a spokesman for the businesspeople who gathered with Ramírez as well as with officials from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and with several lawmakers.
Thus, the usual 30/40-day delay has become just uncertainty, the exporters argue. Franco also asked for reciprocity since Paraguay pays in advance for products imported from Argentina.
Source: datamarnews.com
