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Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek at the Managers' Association congress in Portorož: "State-owned enterprises need professional, solid and ambitious management."
Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratušek attended today the congress of the Managers’ Association held in Portorož. "It is imperative that both you, representatives of the Slovenian economy, and the Government I have the honour to preside adapt to the current situation and look for the best solutions possible to exit the crisis" said the Prime Minister in her introductory address and added that ″economy cannot be relaunched without providing aid to banks, and banks may be fully operational only when the economy recovers″. Her words translated her firm belief in the common desire of the political sphere and the economy to rapidly boost economic growth, provide new jobs and spur the interest of foreign investors to invest in the Slovenian Economy.
The Prime Minister said that with this in mind the Government has adopted a set of measures which have already produced positive results. Of particular importance for the economy is the new Government measure, prepared in cooperation with the Slovenian Export and Development Bank, to assist in particular small and medium-sized enterprises. A specific measure for indebted companies is also being prepared, aimed at preserving these companies’ healthy cores and jobs. "We know it is essential that we enable healthy companies access to loans and by doing so stimulate economic growth", stressed Ms Bratušek when speaking about the Slovenian economy development goals and added that the state intends, henceforth, to run state-owned companies much more efficiently. "The Government needs to address problems with a systematic effort, and this is the reason for the planned amendment of the Slovenian Sovereign Holding Act″, said the Prime Minister adding that state-owned companies need professional, stable and ambitious management to be able to put in practice their long-term visions and strategies and to achieve their business and strategic goals on the global market.