Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodriguez launched Thursday the Integral Economic Reactivation Plan in La Guaira, delivering 1,766 loans to merchants, entrepreneurs and families affected by the June 24 double earthquake.
From Catia La Mar, the Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodriguez announced the start of the Integral Economic Reactivation Plan, which will develop in a first stage of credit allocation to address the zones affected by the seismic doublet in the coastal entity.
The central strategy aims to restore the supply of basic inputs and re-boost the local productive apparatus, with attention to five priority areas: support for the commercial sector, inclusion and bankarization, reorganization of the César Nieves Market, assistance to beach service providers, and a temporary employment plan for families located in shelters or transition camps.
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In this phase, Acting President Rodriguez delivered 1,766 financings directed to merchants, entrepreneurs, tourism service providers and families in vulnerable situations, with the purpose of accelerating economic recovery in the entity.
The credits represent a concrete response to the emergency generated by the seismic event of June 24, which affected commercial activity and the productive fabric of La Guaira, which also extends to other states affected by the seismic event, allows small entrepreneurs to restart their operations and reincorporate workers into the productive dynamic.
In this sense, she reiterated that the financing provided seeks to reactivate economic activities that were disrupted by earthquakes to consolidate small and medium-size enterprises as a productive engine of the central Venezuelan coast.
The announcement was made in a context of sustained recovery efforts, more than a month after the earthquake, which the Venezuelan Acting President described as an unprecedented phenomenon due to its characteristics and its strong impact on the national electrical transmission system.
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The Acting President also reported that the construction of municipal camps is being promoted to protect affected communities, and ordered the economic team to prioritize attention to the victims of the disaster. “Here we are standing. The Venezuelan people are standing and working,” she declared.
The Integral Economic Reactivation Plan is part of the recovery process that the government drives to restore normalcy in the coastal region, one of the most affected by the double earthquake. The inclusion of beach service providers in the plan responds to the importance of tourism for the local economy, while the temporary employment program seeks to guarantee income for families that remain in shelters or transition camps.
The initiative consolidates the economic agenda of the government in the midst of the emergency, combining immediate attention to victims with structural measures to re-boost the productive apparatus. acity for reaction.
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The reactivation of La Guaira, a strategic corridor for the national economy due to its port and tourist infrastructure, constitutes a priority for the executive, which expects the plan to generate measurable results in the coming weeks and serve as a model for other affected regions.
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