Vienna Economic Talks – Chisinau Meeting 2010

Secretary General Amb. Dr. Elena Kirtcheva in her welcome address was proud to greet around 400 participants from many countries (Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Greece, Japan, the host Moldova, the Netherlands, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine) and also from International Institutions – the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), from World Bank, from Black Sea Trade and Development Bank. She mentioned that the organisation of Moldovan Business Week 2010 and Vienna Economic Talks-Chisinau Meeting will be of great importance in the aim to find the suitable investors on the topics of the Chisinau – Meeting and provides a good basis for further and more intensive cooperation.

The President of Vienna Economic Forum and former Vice Chancellor of Austria Dr. Erhard Busek in his statement stated that Vienna Economic Forum is organising such a high-level conference already for the second time in Chisinau,  with an active participation of Vienna Economic Forum members and investors in the region. He underlined the strategic importance of Moldova for the region and its efforts to attract foreign direct investment.

H.E. Mr. Vladimir FILAT, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Patron of Vienna Economic Forum, in his welcome address mentioned the high importance of organizing such a meeting and thanked Vienna Economic Forum and its members for their interest to participate actively in VET – Chisinau Meeting.

H.E. Mr. Valeriu LAZĂR, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Moldovagave an overview of Moldova’s Economy. State Policy and investment Opportunities and the challenges of today.

The special interest of the Austrian representatives in Moldova could also be seen in the participation of 17 companies from Austria and around 30 companies from the region in Vienna Economic Talks – Chisinau Meeting, who especially came to Moldova for this event.

It was an honour for the official guests, high-level representatives of companies from Austria and the region, to be invited to a tour in the Cricova Cellars, followed by a festive dinner, hosted by H.E. Prime Minister Vladimir Filat, which was given especially on the occasion of the Vienna Economic Talks – Chisinau Meeting.

Topics of the two days conference were:

• How to attract Investors in Moldovan Health Sector. Diverse Concrete Projects.
• Overview of Moldova’s Economy, State Policy and Investment Opportunities
• Concrete Projects in diverse economic Sectors in the Republic of Moldova
• Current Challenges and future Perspectives after VET – Chisinau Meeting 2010

The high-ranking representatives of the Moldovan Government were:

• H.E. Mr. Vladimir FILAT, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Patron of Vienna Economic Forum
• H.E. Mr. Valeriu LAZĂR, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of Moldova
• H.E. Mr. Marcel RADUCAN, Minister of Construction and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova
• H.E. Mr. Vladimir HOTINEANU, Minister of Health of the Republic of Moldova
• H.E. Mr. Valeriu COSARCIUC, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Moldova
• H.E. Mr. Anatol SALARU, Minister of Transports and Road Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova
• Mr. Ilarion POPA, Vice Minister of Economy of the Republic of Moldova
• Mr. Dorin RECEAN, Vice Minister of Informational Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Moldova

Thus, the task of Vienna Economic Talks – Chisinau Meeting had been successfully fulfilled – it has covered a broad range of different topics and contributed to a good overview of strengths of the country and investment opportunities.

Vienna Economic Forum thanks all speakers, participants, partners, sponsors and supporters in this event who contributed to this successful conference.