Dear friends!

This year is nearly finished and it is to be in the history as a crisis year that wanted us to concentrate our forces. For our association the main idea as usually was to support the business of those who act as its members and improve the business climate of republic. To make the words come true we aspired to provide the staff of our partner enterprises latest information: held seminars and individual consultations for bookkeepers and leaders of financial department, Director’s days and Informational days, invited the leading economists and representatives of ministries and local authorities to Capital business club. For increase of business contacts of Association members were organized numerous trips to foreign countries. In difficult time our legal department helped to our entrepreneurs by providing all necessary services. We immediately reacted to incorrect actions of our authorities. For example cancelled Decree ¹ 991 that could destroy the basement of Belarusian economy. Our experts always informed about the view of business community about the measures for development of entrepreneurship by the letters that have been sent to ministries and departments, to the government, to the administration of the president. The New year’s eve news about acknowledge of MCAEE as a laureate of the competition “Brand of the year” in a category “Social partnership” was a result of Belarus national business platform-2009 recommendation by entrepreneurial community and indicator that our attempts were not wasted. On December, 22nd during the solemn in The national library of Belarus the chairman of organization committee Janna Grinuk and the leader of UNDP program in Belarus Ludmila Istomina gave to the Association leaders the honorary diploma and Golden medal. From 145 proposals of Platform more than 54 were used entirely or partially in legislation that regulates the development of entrepreneurship. From January, 1st 2010 cancelled sales invoice for VAT, tax in support of farm producers, sales tax, tax for automobiles purchase and implements a range of other measures that support improvement of business climate. And we all know how our legislation that influence business development is far from excellence. That is why we have too much to do in the future. We want to say thank you for all our partners in republic and all other countries! We wish you, dear friends, positive changes in business life of republic and development of individual entrepreneurship all over the world, development of individual entrepreneurship and personal life of everyone of you! Wish all your dreams and plans to come true, good health, happiness and prosperity in New year!

Minsk capital association of entrepreneurs and employers is acknowledged a laureate of competition “Brand of the year” in a category “Social partnership” as a result of recommendation of "Belarus national business platform-2009" for a competition on behalf of entrepreneurial community. Today, on December, 22nd, ñhairman of organizational committee of competition Janna Grinuk and head of UNDP in Belarus Ludmila Istomina handed over a honorary diploma to ñhairman of PA “MCAEE” V. Karyagin and vice-chairman of PA “MCAEE” L. Koval. Awarding was held within a framework of solemn ceremony in The national library of Belarus.