Source: Zaporizhya Chamber of Commerce

foto02-1PLEDDG expert Valerii Kokot visited Zaporizhia Chamber of Commerce, where he had a meeting with the president of ZCC Mr. Volodymyr Shamilov. V.Kokot shared the preliminary results of PLEDDG activities in the region:

– In Energodar city, a project was launched aimed to support small and middle business. After an analysis by experts and discussions within focus-groups, a report was prepared with a list of recommendations regarding the changes in regulations on land use, rental of municipal property, transportation, provision of municipal services.

Main reasoning of the experts from PLEDDG is that the role of SMEs is very important for the development of large companies and for the territories in general. Attention is paid to an increased involvement of women in municipal authorities, companies and ecologically friendly businesses.

President of ZCC Mr. Volodymyr Shamilov spoke about activities of the Chamber in local manufacturers’ products promotion, increase of market’s areas and expressed his position on the need to prepare standards in the management of the territory. In his opinion, having a unified system of such standards would be a key factor of transparency of relations between business and government, would minimize negative factors and issues that are affecting business-climate in the region.

Mr. Valerii Kokot mentioned that PLEDDG Project was interested in cooperation with Zaporizhia Chamber of Commerce in implementing joint projects for businesses.

First steps are already done. In particular, representative of ZCC will participate in work group of the program on Product promotion to the external markets, that is planned for implementation in Melitopol.

To see the problems from the point of view of businessmen, experts of the Project conducted in the premises of ZCC a meeting of a focus group in order to survey the situation with business climate in Zaporizhia, to this meeting they invited representatives of small, middle companies, individual entrepreneurs.