Economic Council established in Moldova to enhance business
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2013/11/02
BUCHAREST, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Moldova announced Tuesday the establishment of an Economic Council, an economic advisory body to the Prime Minister, according to local media reaching here from Chisinau.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide 300,000 euros for the council, announced Olivier Descamps, visiting EBRD's Managing Director for Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, at a joint press conference in Chisinau, with Prime Minister Iurie Leanca.
"I am delighted to endorse today the launch of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister," said Olivier Descamps, adding that "we see it as a meaningful platform that will engage some of the brightest of Moldova's economic and business innovators in crafting government's much-needed response to the key challenges of the country: creating an open, stable and predictable environment for doing business, fighting corruption and ensuring the rule of law."
"These are indispensable for attracting job-generating investment to boost economic growth and bring prosperity to Moldovans," the EBRD official stressed.
"The new EBRD-backed initiative will focus on improving the business environment, attracting investment, simplifying procedures in state institutions, removing the barriers that dissatisfy businesses and implementing new tools of e-government," Moldovan prime minister said in his turn.
He stressed that "all this will make the private sector a stable source generating well-paying jobs for citizens, state budget revenues and sustainable economic growth."
The Economic Council, to be chaired by Prime Minister Iurie Leanca himself, will facilitate high level decision-making dialogues between the business community, policy-makers and civil society with a view to improving the investment climate and advancing economic development in Moldova.
The advisory body will consist of representatives of state institutions, associations of businessmen and investors, donors that support the development of the private sector in Moldova and of civil society.
The EBRD, one of the largest investors in Moldova, has signed 100 investment projects in the country since it started operations in 1994. So far EBRD has invested about 900 million euros in infrastructure, transport and financial-banking sector. Enditem
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide 300,000 euros for the council, announced Olivier Descamps, visiting EBRD's Managing Director for Turkey, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, at a joint press conference in Chisinau, with Prime Minister Iurie Leanca.
"I am delighted to endorse today the launch of the Economic Council to the Prime Minister," said Olivier Descamps, adding that "we see it as a meaningful platform that will engage some of the brightest of Moldova's economic and business innovators in crafting government's much-needed response to the key challenges of the country: creating an open, stable and predictable environment for doing business, fighting corruption and ensuring the rule of law."
"These are indispensable for attracting job-generating investment to boost economic growth and bring prosperity to Moldovans," the EBRD official stressed.
"The new EBRD-backed initiative will focus on improving the business environment, attracting investment, simplifying procedures in state institutions, removing the barriers that dissatisfy businesses and implementing new tools of e-government," Moldovan prime minister said in his turn.
He stressed that "all this will make the private sector a stable source generating well-paying jobs for citizens, state budget revenues and sustainable economic growth."
The Economic Council, to be chaired by Prime Minister Iurie Leanca himself, will facilitate high level decision-making dialogues between the business community, policy-makers and civil society with a view to improving the investment climate and advancing economic development in Moldova.
The advisory body will consist of representatives of state institutions, associations of businessmen and investors, donors that support the development of the private sector in Moldova and of civil society.
The EBRD, one of the largest investors in Moldova, has signed 100 investment projects in the country since it started operations in 1994. So far EBRD has invested about 900 million euros in infrastructure, transport and financial-banking sector. Enditem