by the El Reportero’s news services
Bruno Ferrari
On Nov. 1 the president of the Mexican employers’ federation (Coparmex) declared that the gang violence in parts of Mexico had reached an “unbearable” level. Unprecedentedly, the government responded by admitting that Gerardo Gutiérrez Candiani, Coparmex’s president, had a point.
The economy and industrial development minister, Bruno Ferrari, admitted that the violence in some parts of the country was badly affecting small service-sector businesses, such as restaurants and bars. Ferrari said that the government would step up its programme of lending to help small businesses in places such as Ciudad Juárez. Hitherto, the government has accused businessmen who complain about the security situation of “talking down” Mexico.
