en.Wedoany.com Reported - Argentina's Catamarca Province is actively advancing the establishment of a free trade zone in Tinogasta, with the core goal of enhancing trade, exports, and investment attractiveness in the western part of the province. This region holds strategic significance for the production and logistics development of northwestern Argentina.

This proposal was one of the key topics discussed during a meeting between Catamarca Governor Raúl Jalil and Argentine Cabinet Chief Diego Santilli at Casa Rosada, aimed at advancing the province's economic and infrastructure projects.

The Catamarca provincial government views the establishment of the Tinogasta Free Trade Zone as a means to enhance regional economic competitiveness and shape a more influential export profile. This initiative has been progressing legislatively, initially spearheaded by former Deputy Silvana Ginocchio and now continued by national legislators Sebastián Nóblega, Fernando Monguillot, Fernanda Ávila, and Claudia Palladino. Its purpose is to improve the investment environment, expand trade capacity, and create production opportunities within the province, enabling deeper integration into the value chains of mining, logistics, agro-industry, and services.

The free trade zone plan primarily targets the Tinogasta department in western Catamarca, a region gaining increasing prominence on the provincial agenda due to its production potential and connection to local strategic development activities. From Chile's perspective, the advancement of such initiatives in northwestern Argentina is relevant, as it could influence the formation of new logistics, commercial, and investment hubs on the other side of the Andes. Currently, Argentine provinces are actively attracting capital and optimizing export conditions.

The meeting also highlighted the work of Catamarca's national legislators in the Argentine Congress, aimed at advancing projects related to the province's economic development, infrastructure, and production capacity. Attendees, in addition to Governor Jalil and Cabinet Chief Santilli, included Catamarca's Minister of Justice, Security, and Government Alberto Natella, National Senator Guillermo Andrada, Chamber of Deputies President Martín Menem, and Deputy Secretary of Institutional Management Eduardo "Lule" Menem.