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On September, 28 the sitting of Capital Business Club of Directors titled “Development of Business Network of Members of Business Associations” took place. While opening the sitting, MCAEE President Mr. Vladimir Karyagin informed that on that day, during the national entrepreneurial conference “On Perspectives and Conditions of Entrepreneurship Development till 2010” a decision to create the National Confederation of Entrepreneurship was made. The organization will be registered till the end of the current year. It will join fifteen entrepreneurial and business associations of the republic. The day before we found out that the UN made a decision to join MCAEE, Business association in the name of prof M.C. Kunyavsky and six Belarusian enterprises to the Global Impact initiative.

The Conference “On Perspectives and Conditions of Development of Entrepreneurship in Belarus till 2010” took place on September, 28 in Minsk in International Education Centre IBB.
The Conference hosted representatives of 20 business associations and public entrepreneurial associations of the republic and also diplomats, economist, lawyers, deputies of the Belarusian Parliament, representatives of the local authority, entrepreneurs, leaders of entrepreneurship movement, heads and founders of enterprises, journalists. The Conference participants took a decision to create the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs. It will be registered till the end of the current year.

The President of MCAEE Mr. Vladimir Karyagin took part in the work of the Fifth International Conference «Global Experience in Brand Promotion: problems and perspectives».  The Conference took 2 days. The agenda included reports of leading experts from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus and also practice specialists in creation and promotion of brands.

From January, 1 2007 the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus 22.03.2004 N 140 – that introduced national fine for using vehicles in entrepreneurial activity and transmission them to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs – will not be in force.
The correspondent decree N 569 was signed on September, 13 2006. The Press service of the President of the Republic of Belarus reports that its signing is aimed at simplification of taxation of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs. The official source explains coming into force of the Decree that changes to the tax legislation are implemented on the eve of the next budget (finance) year and come into force since January, 1 of the next year. 

A workshop for entrepreneurs, founders and heads of enterprises of different kinds took place in Molodechno, Minsk Region titled “Presentation and Legal Protection of Interests of Entrepreneurs”

In the cultural and sport complex “Silichi” a business meeting of women-entrepreneurs took place, held within the program of support of small and medium business by the Chamber of Commerce and Trade of the Southern Sweden, Federation of Private Entrepreneurs of Sweden, International Finance Corporation, Swedish International Development Agency. The workshop was attended by members of the Permanent Commissions of the Chamber of Representatives, founders and directors of partnership enterprises of MCAEE, Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel and Mogilyov regional business associations, and also from Russia and Sweden.
The participants of the business meeting exchanged their work experience in development of woman entrepreneurship in Sweden, Belarus and Russia, defined the aims and tasks of creation of women networks as effective mechanism of economic development, held presentations of women clubs and organizations in Belarus.

On September, 12 the National Phone Conference took place with participation of heads of Pa MCAEE, Brest, Vitebsk, Gomel and Mogilyov regional business associations, Bobruysk and Vitebsk Entrepreneurship Support Centres.

Vice-President of MCAEE, head of partnership enterprise of MCAEE, director JSC “Makbel” Mr. Dmitry Makarov was awarded by the Ministry of Information: breastplate «EXCELLENT PUBLISHER OF BELARUS».

Public Association “Minsk Capital Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers” sent a telegram to the Board of Russian Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in connection with the death of Mr. Arkady Ivanovich Volsky – the President of Russian Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Employers), the largest public figure, friend and business partner of Belarusian industrials and entrepreneurs.  The telegram expresses a deep condolence to the colleagues and also to relatives and nearers of the person whose fate was to leave a significant trace in the history of entrepreneurship development on the territory of CIS, Central and Eastern Europe.

By Julie A. Corwin 
Armenia is one of the simplest countries in the world in which to register property
(TASS)
WASHINGTON, September 6, 2006 (RFE/RL) - The World Bank today released its annual survey on ease of doing business.

The report evaluates 175 countries in 10 specific areas of business regulation, including the ease of registering a business, paying taxes, and trading across borders.

According to "Doing Business 2007," Armenia and Georgia - ranked 34th and 37th, respectively - scored better than EU countries such as Spain and Portugal.

 Polish Economic Chamber of Importers, Exporters and Cooperation offers to cooperate with Oramus which is a member of the Chamber.

The resolutions of the Ministry of Taxes and Dues that regulate the issues of controlling activity are setting in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus N 419 30.06.2006 "On additional measures in regulating the taxes relations”.
In particular, the following documents were set: Instructions on the order of organisation and holding of check ups by the taxation organs that was approved by the resolution of MTD of Belarus N 124 29.12.2003 and the regulations on implementation of fine sanctions that was approved by the resolution of State Taxes Committee of the Republic of Belarus N 50 31.05.2000. The correspondent resolutions of the Ministry of Taxes and Dues N 94 N 93 30.08.2006 were sent to a legal expertise to the Ministry of Justice and will come into effect on the day of its official publication.