Overview
- Industriales Pymes Argentinos cautioned that an EU–Mercosur trade opening, absent prior safeguards, would intensify the current industrial crisis.
- The group’s Observatorio report warns of primarization of exports and an unsustainable trade deficit driven by dollar constraints.
- IPA says European incentives to export manufactured goods and buy raw materials could trigger a sustained influx of imports that harms local jobs.
- To mitigate risks, the association calls for financing, production incentives, and lower dollar-denominated operating costs to reach international competitiveness.
- The warnings were directed to the national government, with no policy response reported in the coverage.