Today, April 20, the President of the Competition Council, Mr. Alexei GHERȚESCU participated in the event “Public Private Dialogue”, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova (CCI of the Republic of Moldova).

The meeting was opened with a greeting speech of Mr. Sergiu HAREA, President of the CCI of the Republic of Moldova, who mentioned the challenges and difficulties faced by the business environment, especially as a result of the crises conditioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the armed conflict at the borders of the Republic of Moldova, including in terms of competitive aspects.

The event took place in a mixed format and brought together over 30 representatives of the business environment from the Republic of Moldova, who had the opportunity to communicate openly about the situations they face, the challenges encountered, to present their proposals and visions on the ways to solve them.

In this regard, Mr. GHERȚESCU specified that the broad duties of the Competition Council are not a mechanism for exerting pressure on the business environment, but a necessary tool to ensure fair and equitable competition on the market, the ultimate goal being consumer welfare.

The meeting was organized on the platform of the Committees for Sectoral Entrepreneurship: in Agriculture, Industry and Services, which is an effective tool to facilitate the public-private dialogue, to consult with the members of the KIC the draft normative acts, policies for the development of the sectors of the national economy and to debate other topics of particular interest for the business environment.

Photo source: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova