17.08.2010 Head of legal department of PA “MCAEE” Vadim Borodulya participated in the meeting regarding the developing of private-public partnership legislation project that took place in the Ministry of Economics. The legislation project and its structure that was developed by the specialists of Scientific Research Institute of Ministry of Economics of Belarus was introduced to the participants of the meeting. The expediency of creating a work group in order to develop the project was discussed during the meeting.

16.08.2010 The chairman of PA “MCAEE” Vladimir Karyagin took part in the training seminar “Involvement of entrepreneurs in exporting of Belarusian goods”. The leader of the business association informed the participants about the mechanisms of support for entrepreneurs that are exporting Belarusian products. The seminar was organized by the department of management of entrepreneurship and consumers’ market of Committee of Economics of Vitebsk regional executive office with the support of PA “Association of employers and entrepreneurs of Vitebsk region”.

12.08.2010 Members of Business Ladies Club of PA “MCAEE” organized another meeting, that was held at the company – partner of the Association – credit association of Consumers cooperative society “Capital club of mutual help”, that is situated in Minsk city, Svobody st., 23. The chairman of cooperative society management Elena Koleda and specialist of cooperative society Inna Ofitserova informed the guests about the services that are granted to shareholders and events that can be participated in. After that, a presentation of “VIVASAN” company products was organized by a member of PA “MCAEE” Natalia Bizuk. We will inform you about the next date of the meeting in our announcements.

12 August Ambassador of the State of Israel  Edward Shapira and Economic Assistant of the Embassy of Israel  Konstantin Shulman visited PA “MUEE” office. The Chairman of PA “MCAEE” Vladimir Karyagin informed the guests about the activity of capital business association regarding the improvement of business climate. The cooperation between the entrepreneurs of the two countries was discussed. Informational and organizational help from PA “MCAEE” had been prepared and will be provided for the visit of Israel business circles to Belarus in November.

Business associations have sent to the first deputy of Presidential Administration Natalia Petkevich their offers on development of food service and motorway service. They offer to solve a range of problems with increase of potential income and profit, decrease of expenses and risks during doing such business.

On July, 9^th was finished training seminar for specialists and leaders of business associations. During the session “Strategic direction of business leader”, that has been held by Bob Harris, participants discussed the issues of realistic aims position, plans perfection through strategies development, tasks distribution.

Vice-president of Saratov regional CCI Ulia Nazarova held a session “Positioning of organization as a leader of business community”, during which participants analyzed leader strategies of their business associations. Then was held “brain storm”, during which participants identified their ideas about the best image of a leader. The seminar was finished by the solemn ceremony of certificates disposal, confirming that their holders have successfully passed a 4 days seminar: “Strengthening organizational capacity of business associations in Belarus”. All participants have an opinion that seminar will have stimulating role in business associations development.

On June, 25^th the office of “Minsk capital association of entrepreneurs and employers”, PA was visited by delegation of ECE UN, including Rumen Dobrinsky (Chief of Section Economic Cooperation and Integration Division) and manager of project “Survey of Belarus innovational development”, who presented United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and Olga Meerovskaya (the head of National contact office of EU 7^th framework program). During the meeting Vladimir Sivuho (vice chairman of MCAEE, PA) and Marina Lebedeva (chairman of innovational development committee of MCAEE, PA) informed the guests about participation in innovational activity and marked essential role of Belarus National Business Platform in development of innovational processes in Republic.

On July, 15^th was held press conference, devoted to the Day of entrepreneurship revival in Belarus. This “professional holiday” of Belarusian entrepreneurs is eighteenth. Traditionally media office of “Minsk capital association of entrepreneurs and employers” and ALE “Republican confederation of entrepreneurship” organized in its honor press conference with business mass media. Meeting was live on TUT.BY (http://live.video.tut.by/test1)