The “round table” “Business of Belarus within the new economic policy” took place on May, 14 2007 in Minsk, in International Education Centre IBB. The initiators and organizers of the meeting were the leading business associations from Minsk, Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Mogilev and Scientific and Research Mizes Center of AC “Strategy”. As it is known, these very organizations became initiators of creation of the National Business Agenda of Belarus and attached almost 20.000 representatives of business community of the republic to its creation. The participants discussed the following important topics: “Challenges of Belarusian macroeconomic policy. Adequate adaptation.”, “The place of business in the new economic policy made by the authorities”, “New accents of the National Business Agenda. Changes within new economic policy” and others.
The participants summed up the results of development and promotion of the Agenda from the moment of its creation. On the given moment over 20 Agenda positions out of 76 have been reflected in governmental documents: on controlling activity, on registration etc. However, it is an insignificant part of what the Agenda offers for improvement of business climate in the country. The aim of the May meeting is in the title of the report: “National Business Agenda of Belarus. State of implementation. Do they hear us?”
Participants of the round table Vladimir Karyagin, MCAEE President, Chairman of the Coordination Committee for promotion of the National Business Agenda of Belarus.
Dmitry Makarov, head of partnership enterprise of MCAEE – JSC “Makbel”, a member of the Coordination Committee for promotion of the National Business Agenda of Belarus. Victor Margelov, the first vice-president of MCAEE, chairman of entrepreneurship development council in Frunzensky District (Minsk), deputy chairman of the Coordination Committee for promotion of the National Business Agenda of Belarus, chairman of the Committee “Protection of property rights and development of market institutes” for promotion of the Agenda. Leonid Zaiko, head of AC “Strategy” Zhanna Grinyuk, director of partnership enterprise of MCAEE – CSBT “SATIO”, chairman of the professional competition “the Brand of the Year” Alexandr Kalinin, director of partnership enterprise of MCAEE – JSC “Euroatra”, the first vice-president of MCAEE, Chairman of the Committee “Taxes and their administration” for promotion of the Agenda, a member of the working group fro simplification of the taxation system within the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. Valery FAdeev, honorable lawyer of the Republic of Belarus, IFC Legal Advisor.
