20.05.2016

IV Investment and Economic Forum of Pridnestrovie completed work

The number of the Forum participants for two days was about 800 people. These are organizers of the Forum, representatives of authorities, universities and banks, sponsors and partners, representatives of Pridnestrovian small and large enterprises, as well as foreign participants from 43 organizations.

Participants from 18 countries have visited IV Investment and Economic Forum: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Abkhazia, Italy, France, Great Britain, USA, Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary.

During the two days of the Forum within plenary meeting and 5 discussion platforms 34 performances of representatives of Pridnestrovian authorities and foreign experts were presented.

In the framework of the Forum were reviewed the following themes:

problems and possibilities of Pridnestrovian enterprises to access European markets and the markets of the Eurasian Economic Union; pros and cons of the current tax system and the objective necessity of the transition to the classical system of taxation; particularities of attracting investments in period of crisis and  first initiatives to establish industrial parks and public-private partnership projects; state of  business climate of the republic and possible ways to enhance the economy through business activity support; there was presented an analysis of the national system of technical regulation and proposed a strategy for its development on the basis of harmonization with the best international systems.

Russian experts shared their experience on the institutes of business ombudsman and existing mechanisms to support small and medium enterprises in the Russian Federation.

On the first day of the Forum exchange of business contacts was organized. Foreign visitors had an opportunity to communicate with representatives of enterprises of the republic. Transnistrian sturgeon complex “Aquatir” attracted the greatest interest among foreign participants. Also, foreign businessmen communicated with the directors of “Elektromash”, “Tiraspoltransgaz” Kamenka canning factory and other enterprises.

In the framework of the Forum the following activities were conducted:

1.Exhibition of investment potential  of Pridnestrovian districts.

2. Meeting of foreign participants with authorities of the republic.

3. Round table on the problems of public-private partnership with participation of Maximov Vitaly, Chairman of the Directors Board of JSC “TRANSPOJECT Group”.

Within the Forum an agreement on cooperation and partnership between the Chamber of Commerce of Pridnestrovie  and Moldo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry was signed.