At the
request of potential participants, the deadline of accepting applications was
postponed since 7 June to 11 June 2018.
The holding
of the competitions is conditioned by the implementation of the Memorandum of
Understanding with the Government of the Republic of Belarus - aiming at
strengthening the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises in the
Republic of Belarus.
The
Memorandum is designed for two years and includes the preparation and
implementation of proposals of the best world corporate governance practices
adoption in business entities of Belarus, and includes other issues of
improving the management of state assets. Expert organizations express great
interest for participation in the competition, as the project can become
guiding for other countries, not just for the region, but also for the countries
of the Far EAST in the case of a successful implementation of the project.
It was announced
two competitions of corporate and legal consultants selection by the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on 17 May 2018. The
implementation of the Memorandum was discussed in Minsk on 5 June 2018 during
the visit of representatives of the EBRD led by the Vice-President of the Bank,
Alain Pilloux, to the Republic of Belarus.
The EBRD
participates in one of the global projects to build a state asset management
system in Belarus at the republican level, functioning of this system will
be demonstrated by the example of the
State Property Committee organizations, including the Belavtodor Holding. During
the meeting in the State Property Committee, the parties confirmed the existing
mutual understanding, common approaches based on making informed decisions,
aspiration for active and effective cooperation, the main goal of which is to
obtain a positive result, which can be extended to other Belarusian enterprises
in the future .