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BIAC urges Ministers to improve business environment in
Central Asia region
 Paris,
18 June 2010 – Speaking at the first OECD Central Asia
Initiative Ministerial Roundtable, BIAC member, Mr. Tamer Sen, Head
of Department in TÜSIAD International (picture on the right), formally presented business
recommendations to Ministers aimed at opening up the region to trade
and investment in order to ensure an enabling environment for
sustainable economic growth.
The
Ministerial Roundtable, co-chaired by France and the European
Commission, brought together Ministers of Economy from Central Asia
Initiative countries, Heads of Investment Promotion Agencies,
representatives from OECD member countries, as well as business,
academia and international organisations, to discuss challenges for
investment, competitiveness and development of small- and
medium-sized enterprises in Central Asia.
Mr. Sen emphasised many of the key messages in
BIAC’s Statement to the Ministerial Roundtable, particularly the
need to remove existing barriers to trade and investment, as well as
to ensure a regulatory framework that is stable, predictable,
non-discriminatory and transparent. Mr. Sen also underlined the
importance of strengthening relations between Central Asian
governments and their respective business communities, so that
business views are more fully taken into consideration when planning
national policy reforms in the region.
The Central Asia Initiative was launched in November 2008 by
the OECD and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in
Europe (OSCE), aiming to improve the business climate in Central
Asian economies, including Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,
Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and to
strengthen co-operation and sharing of best practices between OECD
and Central Asia countries.
BIAC members interested in becoming involved in future BIAC
activities concerning the Central Asia region are kindly invited to
contact the BIAC Secretariat.
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