Overview
- The five-day event at La Fluvial runs September 1–5 with 250 international buyers, 30–40 investment funds, and between 700 and more than 1,000 selling companies, according to differing organizer tallies.
- Organizers reported more than 500 business rounds on the opening day across food, livestock and health-related sectors, with the Investment Forum opening Tuesday for over 40 funds and roughly 200–250 startups through the Conecta Inversor platform.
- Senior provincial and national officials and diplomats from more than 30 countries attended the launch, underscoring the forum’s role in export promotion and investor outreach.
- Economic officials warned that the recent jump in interest rates is freezing planned investments and could stall employment recovery despite provincial credit subsidies.
- Trade officials reiterated targets to sign an EFTA agreement on September 16 in Rio de Janeiro and to seek a Mercosur–EU deal by year-end.