Brasília – The negative impact of the 2008-2009 financial crisis are still felt by 30% of the industrial companies. The figures are part of the Special Survey of the World Economic Scenario, published this Thursday (10th) by the National Confederation of Industries (CNI). According to the organization, considering only the enterprises “impacted in 2008-2009,” 57% are still under the effects of the crisis.
The figures reveal that 54% of the businessmen interviewed believe that the current global scenario is uncertain and companies are still facing risks; 27% of businessmen are not fearful. Of all those surveyed, 19% do not know or did not answer. Out of those who consider the current global scenario uncertain, 45% believe the negative trend should continue until the end of the next year.
According to the CNI, 31% of businessmen believe the world economic scenario will worsen in the coming six months; 36% expect the scenario to remain stable and 22% expect an improvement. To the economist Flávio Castelo Branco, CNI’s executive manager, the figures show that the aftermath of the crisis on economic activity and industry business will be prolonged with additional impact due to the ongoing crisis.
From October 3rd to 18th, 2,090 businessmen were interviewed, being 1,124 from small enterprises, 680 medium, and 286 large ones. Out of those, 1,737 enterprises were in the processing and extraction industry, and 353 were in the construction industry.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
