Pascal Ludmila

Pascal Ludmila, for the last 24 years, is working for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Moldova Republic. Current position: Head of Business Environment Development Department. Main responsibilities within the CCI:

• - Coordinating the relations with central and local public authorities regarding economic and social development, attracting foreign investments, international trade, trade facilitation;

• - participation as a member of the Working Group on Regional Sectorial Programmes Elaboration; Working Group of the State Commission for Regulation of Entrepreneurial Activity, Working Group on Social Entrepreneurship, etc.;

• - collaboration with public authorities, state Agencies, BSOs in the field of investment and business climate improvement;

• - elaboration of the Strategy on co-operation with BSOs from Moldova and Transnistrian region;

• - Promotion of trade and industry both at national and international levels and supporting businesses of the Republic of Moldova in their relations with Moldovan public authorities, national and international BSOs;

• - analytical reports, feasibility studies, preparation;

• - coordination of the activity of the Sectorial Committees created under the CCI RM: Committee on Entrepreneurship in Industry; the Committee on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture; the Committee on Entrepreneurship in the sphere of Services;

• - Coordination of the Local Business Agenda implementation;

• - Coordination of the activity of business consultants under the CCI’s Branches to improve consulting services on regional level;

• - business needs assessment, social and economic impact assessments, monitoring and evaluation, position papers preparation, public discussions organizing;

• - identification, design, development, through to management and implementation of the regional and international projects and programmes;

• -Coordination of the activity of Business Council of the Presidents of the CCIs of NIS countries, Moldo-Ukranian and Moldo- Byelorussia Business Councils, BSEC BC;

• - coordination of the cooperation with the CCIs and BSOs from CEFTA countries.

• - Participation in the Inter-Chambers CEFTA Working Groups: WG on Trade in Services, WG on Technical Barriers to Trade and Non-Tariff Barriers, WG on Customs and Rules of Origin, WG on Agriculture & SPS;

• - coordination of the activities under the Balkan Middle Class Bureau (Mittelstandsbüro Balkan), CCI RM is a National Focal Point.