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| Official Newsletter of the Municipal Investment and Development Arena 2015 | March 2015 | No. 01 |
South East Europe Regional Conference - How to make society in the region more innovative, competitive and self sustainable in both local and global markets.
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n March 2015, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Infoarena Group, under the sponsorship of the city of Zagreb, are organising the first conference of capital cities of Southeast Europe in Zagreb, Republic of Croatia - Municipal Investment & Development Arena 2015! City of Zagreb has decided to host this event from 16th - 17th March 2015 in the modern setting of the Museum of Contemporary art! (http://www.msu.hr/) THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE is to present the potential for busi-
ness to investors, both private and public sector, in co-operation with cities and that cities exchange their experiences of development and investment in the region. The Conference aims to make cities more efficient and competitive and to establish an initiative regarding permanent co-operation between capital cities and other
developed cities in the region. The goal of this initiative is the development of the major cities and society. The Conference wishes to attract potential investment and to stimulate further growth of cities and the competitiveness of the region as a whole. The capitals of SEE can and must be the leaders of the economy and the development of society in their country and the whole region. Some of these cities are
already in the EU, and it is expected for the others to be accepted around 2021, so this conference is a great opportunity for the leaders of the cities to exchange experiences and overview the potential for co-operation. In the capital cities of Southeast Europe, in fifteen countries, there are over 17.730,000 people and the GDP per capita is €18,725. THE CONFERENCE SERVES as a place
TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE WOULD COVER:
1.How municipalities can attract investment 2.Effective management and development of the municipalities 3.High Level Debate on Development of capitals 4.Representation of projects 5.Presentation of Investment and Development plans for next 4 years for larger cities in the region
for dialogue between the public and private sector, with the aim of making the entire region competitive both on the European market as well as globally. IT BRINGS ALL THE LEADERS of both public and private sectors, to one place and gives them the opportunity to exchange their views. It provides all participants with a chance to gain insights into the full potential of the market and incorporate their business into it.
<p.02> SANDRA ŠVALJEK
<p.03> DAVOR INĐIĆ
<p.06> TOMISLAV GAVAZZI
City can certainly influence the ease of doing business in Zagreb
EBRD invested around €350 million in urban infrastructure sector in Croatia
Our aim is to make the entire region competitive on global markets