BIAC Secretary General addresses IOE European Meeting and BIAC’s Israeli member in Tel-Aviv
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BIAC Secretary General Tadahiro Asami participating at the IOE European Members’ Meeting, hosted by the Manufacturers’ Association of Israel (MAI) |
Paris, 15 September 2011 –
On 14-15 September 2011, BIAC Secretary General Tadahiro Asami
participated as a special guest at the IOE European Members’
Meeting; hosted by the Manufacturers’ Association of Israel (MAI).
The meeting, chaired by IOE Vice-President for Europe, Ms. Renate
Hornung-Draus, brought together 65 participants from 29 national
employers’ organisations, and saw the exchange of experiences among
employers’ organisations on global and national issues and
highlighted the importance of BIAC-IOE co-operation in responding to
current challenges. Mr. Asami participated as a panellist during a
session on Global Policies for Business.
On the occasion of this event, Mr. Asami also met with MAI Foreign
Trade Director Mr. Dan Catarivas and more than 20 representatives to
discuss Israeli business contribution to BIAC policy work as well as
BIAC-MAI priorities. In his introduction, Mr. Catarivas noted the
increased activity since MAI’s transition from BIAC Observer to full
BIAC Member in 2010. Over the past year, the number of MAI
representatives in BIAC Policy Groups rose from 15 to 49, and MAI’s
participation and involvement expanded from 7 to 23 BIAC policy
groups.
Mr. Asami commended MAI’s support for BIAC, highlighting how this
strengthens BIAC’s ability to influence the OECD’s policy
activities. Mr. Asami discussed the recent update process of the MNE
guidelines, highlighting the importance of a successful
implementation of the updated Guidelines in order to contribute to a
global level playing field for business.
Mr. Asami concluded by welcoming MAI’s objectives to host a formal
meeting of a BIAC Policy Group and to nominate Israeli candidates
for a future BIAC policy group Chair or Vice Chair position.
For further information, please contact Mark Primmer at the BIAC
Secretariat.
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