Government reaches tariff exemption for exporting pork to Taiwan - .::Agencia IP::.

The announcement was made by the Minister of Industry and Commerce (MIC), Javier Giménez, accompanied by the Ambassador of Taiwan, José Chih-Cheng Han, and representatives from the productive sector, who met with the President of the Republic, Santiago Peña, at Mburuvicha Róga. Job opportunities «We will create jobs with the increase in pork industries, which we estimate at 5,000 direct positions and another 20,000 indirect ones,» said the minister, highlighting that an extensive value chain will benefit «starting from agriculture, corn production, transportation, silos, and machinery, ending with containers of frozen meat on the shelves of the Taiwanese market.» Giménez emphasized that this zero-tariff on pork exports will enable Paraguay to have «extraordinary competitiveness to export to Taiwan, and that will cause a tremendous impact.» He stated that the government is very pleased with its relationship with «that brotherly country, which is the Republic of China, Taiwan.» The Taiwanese ambassador, for his part, highlighted the government’s achievement. ...[Leer más]