"It is noteworthy that German companies, which have identified the overall economic situation in the country as tense and very difficult, are very positive about the prospects of their enterprises in Belarus." This unexpected result was revealed in the survey of the business climate in the Republic of Belarus, which is conducted annually by our member and partner German Economic Representation Office among German companies. The annual survey "Business climate in Belarus" contains a number of questions from micro- and macroeconomics and is a timely source of information on the current economic situation and its likely development in relation to German companies in Belarus.
Meanwhile, presentations of the results of the survey made by Vladimir Augustinsky, the Head of the German economic representative office, during the Club's soiree have become a good tradition which continued this year to the delight of all the Club members. The resonance among the Club members was high as usual, which was proved by a lively discussion between the speaker and the Club members, many of whom, being heads of German companies in Belarus, took part in the survey themselves. At the same time, the discussion covered certain aspects in more detail, such as the assessment of employee qualifications, as well as the assessment of labor law.
Vladimir Lvovich finished his speech with the presentation of current and planned events of the German Economic Mission this year.
Then the presentation of the range of marketing services of the German Economic Information Center was made by Julia Buraeva, its director. The service subsidiary of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce offers services for both existing and those planning to enter the German market, ranging from information gathering to project support - which will definitely help the Club's individual members to cooperate with each other. The full versions of the presentations by both speakers are available to Club members here.
The evening traditionally ended with an interesting and open discussion between Club members and our guests of honor, the subject matter of which included both topics raised by the speakers and current issues from economics, politics and public life.
We would like to highlight another significant moment of the Club Evening. In connection with the increasingly close cooperation with our partner Free Economic Zone "Minsk" (FEZ "Minsk"), we also had the opportunity to welcome to our evening the Head of Administration of FEZ "Minsk", Alexander Akhremchik. He warmly thanked the Club for its cooperation, as well as for the support provided, and presented the Head of the Club's Representative Office, Evgeny Gudi, with a letter of thanks, which in a way shows recognition of our work and that we are on the right track, and we will certainly give him a place of honor.