The unions of micro and small companies (mypes) warn that more and more entrepreneurs are applying for loans from informal lenders in the midst of the economic crisis generated by the pandemic.
According to Daniel Hermoza, director of Mypes Unidas del Peru, points out that this is due to the fact that several mypes they have been without access to loans from the regulated financial system and its suppliers.
The complications to pay their current debts and rescheduled credits in financial institutions have closed the formal lines of credit in banks, savings banks and finance companies.
Meanwhile, the mypes continue to need liquidity for working capital, so they have had to resort to these irregular options that charge annual interest rates of 100% to 1000%, according to the business manager of Caja Cusco, Walter Rojas.
The executive told the newspaper Management, In this informal market, the credits to the mypes are usually given in very short terms, of one day, one week, or a maximum of up to 30 days to pay.
Specialists warn that these types of credits have criminal collection methods.
How many mypes are being affected by the pandemic?
Currently in Peru there are about 5.5 million mypes, of which 2.5 million are formal and 3 million informal.
Faced with the pandemic, about 488,431 of these companies came out of formality in 2020.
Most of the companies affected, which had to close operations, correspond to the sectors of food and beverage service, services to other companies, accommodation, beauty salons, and transport and storage.
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