Private and Public sectors met for business solutions

Champasak, 25 March 2010---Champasak and Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry gathered various business representatives and governmental delegates from different sectors to meet and discuss issues facing by private sectors and take action to solve problems during the Meeting for Public and Private Dialogue to be held in Champasak Grand Hotel, Champasak province on 25 March 2010.

The Meeting for Public and Private Dialogue were attended by Mr. Sonexay Siphandone, Champasak Governor, Mr. Angkhan Keobouakham, Secretariat Committee to Minister, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Mr. Kissana Vongsay, President of Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other related governmental officials and representatives from business sectors from southern provinces.

The meeting aims to summarize the implementation of Champasak Chamber and Industry’s activities in 2009, present the new decree 316/PM on Chamber of Commerce and Industry, review the Provincial Public-Private Dialogue (PPPD) and open dialog between public and private sectors to discuss issues related to current business and economic situation.

The main objective of the meeting is to allow both public and private sectors to meet face to face and discuss related business issues that hinder their business procedures and investment in Champasak and other southern provinces of Laos. A number of business representatives from different areas such as agriculture, handicraft, hotel and restaurant actively shared their comments in the meeting and asked questions related to double tax payment, repetitive fees of land survey, paying tax in advance, entering concession land area without permission and other problems.

In his opening keynote speech, Dr. Chinda Vongsouri, President of Champasack Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the Champasak Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been trying to develop its implementation plan and service to facilitate the private sectors in their businesses and better coordination between the public agencies and the business sector.

“Champasak CCI always tries to gather businesses in Champack and help to strengthen the businesses and we will continue to do our best to improve our service,” said Dr. Chinda Vongsouri, President of Champasack Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Dr. Manfred Matzdort, Director of Lao German Program on Human Resource Development for Market Economy, GTZ congratulated the Champasack Chamber of Commerce regarding to their public service. “It seems that Champasak is really a model province for finding the best solutions of business constraints and thereby trying to improve their environment for even better economic dynamic development in the province,” said Dr. Manfred Matzdort.

The Provincial Public-Private Dialogue (PPPD) so far can solve 14 out of 24 business problems raised by the private sectors.

“Our support to PPPD were meant to get together public and private sectors in order to identify problems critical for business and investors in the province and initiate action to solve problems,” added Dr. Manfred Matzdort.