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ICI engaged in two new projects in partnership with the Government - 02/21/08 |
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Thursday, 12 June 2008 |
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 The Government in a partnership with the business-community in the country is preparing two projects – the establishment of a Business academy –Center for training of managers and foundation of mini associations, in which the small and the middle sized enterprises will be involved, for a joint performance and presence on the market. At the meeting held on February the 19th, 2008 this has been agreed upon between the Vice-President of the Government for economic issues, Mr.Z.Stavreski and the representatives of the Economic Chamber, the Association of economic chambers, the Economic Chamber of North-Western part of the country, and the International Council of Investors–ICI.
Mr. Stavreski pointed out that the training of managers and the gaining of knowledge and skills is an acute problem, and precisely for this reason a school will be established, for their further education. Renowned professors and experts for different domains as well as operatives working in both domestic and foreign companies will hold the lectures for the local managers in few segments – management of companies, marketing, evaluation of the financial risk and other skills which are necessary in the modern market economies.
For this purpose, a consortium is going to be formed, comprising of 30 to 40 companies which operate in the country, which will determine and prescribe the subjects to be covered by the training. It has been agreed that a business-plan is prepared within the time frame of the following two months, and to offer it afterwards to the Macedonian companies. The Government expects the most successful and the most profitable companies to get involved in this project, which should commence in October of this year, the latest.
The second project agreed upon with the chambers is the foundation of a mini business-association on a regional level, which will help the small companies located outside of the capital city Skopje and in the poorer regions, to be regularly (weekly) informed about the possibilities for a joint presence on third markets, exhibition manifestations, transport of the goods, information about tenders, etc. All of these will reduce their expenses and facilitate the companies to be informed at all times about everything relevant and about all the possibilities offered to them, Mr. Stavreski stated. The project is expected to commence functioning in March.
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