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UNECE/Moldova: a
strong and long-term cooperation
Geneva, 22 May 2001
On 8 May 2001, Mrs. Danuta Hübner, United Nations
Under-Secretary-General, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for
Europe (UNECE) met with the Prime-Minister of the Republic of Moldova, H.E. Vasilie
Tarlev, who was accompanied by H.E. Nikolae Chernomaz, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting which took place in Geneva, just before Moldova became
member of the World Trade Organization, focused on the general economic situation
prevailing in Moldova and on the cooperation between UNECE and the Moldovan Government. In
this context, the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of
Moldova and UNECE on providing technical cooperation was considered as important by both
parties.
In order to concentrate UNECE’s effort on the implementation and
acceleration of the economic reform, the Government of the Republic of Moldova and UNECE
will organize an Economic Forum entitled "Toward the Road to Market Economy" in
autumn 2001 in Chisinau. This forum will be jointly organized with the Central European
Initiative (CEI). The Forum will discuss the macro-economic reform policy, foreign direct
investment issues and development of the Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) sector.
Furthermore, in order to help Moldovan entrepreneurs, the UNECE will
launch a project on "Support to Moldovan Government in Development Entrepreneurship
and Business Training." This project is implemented and financed by the European
Training Foundation, the Chamber of Commerce of Grenoble together with a Moldovan Task
Force. It is envisaged to train a group of Moldovan trainers in entrepreneurial knowledge,
who will disseminate the entrepreneurial culture and skill among the vocational education
and training schools students.
In connection with the private sector development, the UNECE Regional
Adviser on Entrepreneurship and SMEs and CEI Focal Point visited Moldova at the end of
April. He discussed the possibility of establishing special credit lines for
micro-crediting of self-employments and providing credit for start-up entrepreneurs
jointly with the Moldovan Fund for Small Business Development and other intermediaries
(local government’s city departments and financial intermediaries).
For more information please contact:
Mr. Antal Szabó
Regional Adviser on Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Coordinating Unit for Operational Activities
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations, Bureau 440
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: + 41 22 917 2471
Telefax: + 41 22 917 0178
E-mail: [email protected]
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