On the initiative of the Ministry of Economic Development of South Ossetia and the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic, in the second half of February the first congress of the South Ossetian entrepreneurs is going to be held in Tskhinval. It has been reported to IA "Res" by Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic Roin Kozaev. "We plan to invite to the congress entrepreneurs and the leadership of the Republic, representatives of legislative and executive branches of government - We are also going to invite representatives of the fiscal authorities, various associations of businessmen, academics and directors of enterprises."-Kozaev has told.
According to Kozaev, the further development of entrepreneurial and investment activities in South Ossetia will be discussed in the Congress. "We must jointly with representatives of business and government agencies discuss and analyze all the factors and barriers that negatively affect development of small and medium business, farms and industrial areas. We need to explore opportunities for improving our investment laws and developing relationship between business and financial institutions, as well as between entrepreneurs and authorities." According to the Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the basis of the discussions it will be developed proposals for their solution, which will be submitted to the government of the Republic. He also noted that in the coming days it will be fixed a firm date for the congress.