Dr. Ognjan Donev, President of the Confederation of the Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIBG), Strategic Partner of Vienna Economic Forum; CEO, Sopharma AD, Bulgaria Member of the Board of Vienna Economic Forum, participated the Vienna Economic Talks – Chisinau Meeting 2014
For both days over 300 participants from 18 countries were registered: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italia, Luxemburg, Monte Carlo, The Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Moldova.
In his Opening Statement President Dr. Erhard Busek said that things in Moldova improve with his every arrival in Chisinau. By holding such events, they want the Europeans to understand better what kind of country Moldova is. “The Vienna Economic Forum focuses on the attraction of long-term investments. We want Moldova, which has incomes lower than the European states, but which has potential and is developing, to benefit from the Vienna Economic Forum activities. The solution to rapid development resides in the attraction of investments, increase in exports and enhancement of competitiveness of the Moldovan products on the European markets,” stated the European official.
In his Introductory Statement H.E. Prime Minister Iurie Leanca thanked the administration of the Vienna Economic Forum for the idea of staging this event in Chisinau.Не assured that Moldova is determined to extend the reforms aimed at liberalizing the economy, to remove trade barriers and to fight corruption.
Secretary General Amb. Dr. Elena Kirtcheva stated that Vienna Economic Forum focuses on authentic values and long-term cooperation and we are convinced, that the markets in CEE continue to offer great potential.