Naples, Confcommercio: 'With the covid crisis, shops at high risk of Camorra'
"Shops and small businesses have a serious problem, because a small report of a payment made on the day is enough and you no longer have credit from the banks. And there is the risk that someone will turn to the underworld that has a lot of money to launder". This is the alarm raised by Vincenzo Schiavo, President of Confesercenti, on the day shops reopened in Naples after a long stop.
“We receive many reports, not everyone has the courage to report, this is why Confesercenti is setting up a training process to prevent them from being trapped in the clutches of the underworld”. A risk that is also confirmed by the other trade association, Confcommercio: “There is great difficulty – confirms Carla Della Corte, president of Confcommercio Naples – in accessing credit, this is why Confcommercio has created a desk to help those who do not have property as collateral in accessing financing from banks. On the Camorra, Confcommercio has had a desk for some time in connection with the police, this data is confidential but there has certainly been some contact.
This is worrying because there is a risk that the Camorra could take over entire neighborhoods in Naples and other places in Campania”. A risk that is felt at the restart, but which pushes us to be optimistic: “There are no infections in the shops, we come from 40 days of closure and we and our customers want normality – explains Dalla Corte – we need takings and we are ready to welcome customers in compliance with the rules. Our shops are not a source of contagion and in fact during the closure of shops the cases increased”. Schiavo underlines that “we come from a closure that weighs on the shoulders of entrepreneurs and as we have asked we hope it will not happen again. The State should carry out checks, let's not gather people on the subway and buses, because it will not be our fault if we close again and further stops cannot weigh on the shoulders of entrepreneurs. We see many businesses collapse, hundreds of workers on the streets, we are angry”
Article published on 19 April 2021 - 20:32
