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Petrobras Aims to Extend Deadlines and Payments Due to the Drop in Demand and Oil Prices and Open Loan Requests Aiming to Mitigate the Economic Crisis. The Sector Fears Disruption in a Supply Chain of Over 400 Thousand Workers.
Petrobras is offering loans to more than 9,000 suppliers and also stated that it will extend up to 3 billion reais in loans with lower interest rates than those offered by banks, due to the COVID-19 crisis, so that its suppliers can have some relief in overcoming the economic crisis.
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This program is an evolution of the former Progredir, according to Firjan’s vice president, Luiz Césio, the new program has important differentiators, such as advanced technological support.
“The More Value program will also provide an alternative access to resources for the cash needs of companies supplying to Petrobras,” highlights Luiz Césio.
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