News
R&R NOVA meeting with DCC
Pristina
November 12, 2008
Mrs. Jasmina Ginovska operation manager from R&R
NOVA has visited the DCC office after the request from DCC
consultant Anton van Engelen. R7R is a member of the Dutch RDP2
group and is specialized in dairy, agro projects and food safety.
Currently R7R NOVA is doing projects for the government of Kosovo in
food safety issues and environment.
DCC requested this meeting in order to apply for the EVD PESP
project for some of the Kosovo farm members.
Mrs. Jasmina Ginovska and Peter J Bosse
PUM and DCC
Pristina 11.11.2008
Mr Besim Latfi from PUM
Kosovo did talk about different projects between PUM and DCC in
Kosovo.
In Macedonia DCC and PUM are in good cooperation for years. Agreed
has been to work close together in economic developments in Kosovo
meeting with PUM at the DCC Office Pristina
Meetings
Pristina October 16, 2008
We were received by Minister Mr. Lutfi Zharku and advisor Mr. Sami Hamiti.

DCC introduced their activities and future plans and asked for cooperation between DCC and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Minister Mr. Lutfi Zharku had agreed to stay in close contact and also asked DCC to join the new trade mission in Brussels held in November 2008.
We also have agreed to sign a memorandum between DCC and Ministry of Trade and Industry in order to share our database.
Also we had a meeting with HE Henk Voskamp ambassador in Kosovo for the Netherlands and Mr. Varoll Huzeir.

We also introduced DCC and their 6 years history after the welcome word from the ambassador.
We have discussed the cooperation between DCC and The Netherlands embassy as our cooperation with the Netherlands embassy in Macedonia.
Agreed that DCC will inform the Netherlands embassy all times about their activities in order to see about more cooperation in the future.

After the meetings The Netherlands embassy joined us for a nice lunch
Visit
large farm
October 7, 2008 Istok, Kosovo

We where amazed about the seize as it was far over 200 HA!
They agreed that they will be DCC their member and we will work
together with the Dutch know-how into improving the production.
They are self supporting with their own food production and they
also own a couple of very large water reservoirs.

Meetings with Kosovo government
Pristina October 6. 2008
Today the DCC team had a meeting with the new ambassador for
Kosovo in the Benelux Mr.Ilir Dugoli.
We have discussed about the, for Kosovo new, diplomatic mission and
DCC and respected Mr. Ilir Dugoli have agreed to stay in non stop
contact and to share our common information.
Also DCC have appointed Mr. Ilir Dugoli as DCC honoree member.

On picture: Ambassador Mr. Ilir Dugoli. and
DCC President Peter J Bosse
Some time later the same team of DCC had a
brief meeting with Minister Ahmet Shala of Economy and finance, this
meeting took place just before his trip to the USA were meetings
have been planned with the World Bank.
Also we have agreed to share information and to make efforts in a
healthy economic relation between Kosovo and The Netherlands.
Working on the future
Kosovo October 3, 2008
DCC team went today to visit various
potential members and looking for the right tailor size help for
their economic developments.

We have visited a large goat farm project and other
companies who showed interest in economic contacts between them and
The Netherlands. One of them is a new Spa Hotel center around 40 km
from Pristina.

Also we had some talks with Mr. Jean Paul
van der Meer who showed interest to work for DCC as executive
consultant.

Opening office in Pristina
Pristina, Kosovo September 29, 2008
A brand new office has been opened today in the
Republic Kosovo.
The official data-bank has been installed and the phone lines and
internet has been placed in working order.

from left to right: Director Kosovo office Mr.
Din Oranna Levi, President DCC Mr. Peter J Bosse, Executive Manager:
Mr. Kushtrim Peci

Director DCC Macedonia Mr. Ljupcho Todorovski
and Director DCC Kosovo Mr. Din Oranna Levi at the Macedonian Kosovo
border crossing
Report from the
General Assembly of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce
in
Top Stories
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Pro Missions
to Holland
New about our pro missions to the Netherlands - Inside talk with
Honor member Jerry Chundro

Left President of DCC Mr. Peter J Bosse and right Mr. Jerry Chundro
Can you introduce yourself?
My name is Jerry Chundro. I was born in 1963 on the Caribbean island of Curacao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Since 1991
I work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, Netherlands. As of October 2004 I am working at the Audit Department in The Hague. I have a financial background. After buying an apartment in the Hague and refurbishing it for 9 months, I decided to use my remaining free time during this posting in the Netherlands to do something useful, so I started studying again. This summer I will finish my post masters studies as a Chartered Controller/Exec. Master of Finance and Control at the TIASNimbas Business School of the University of Tilburg in the Netherlands. After this summer I will be positioned at another embassy somewhere; at the moment it is not known yet where that will be.
- What is or was your connection with
Macedonia and Kosovo?
Before my current job, I was working at the Holland Embassy in Macedonia from 2001-2004. Some of you may know me as the Head of Operations and Consular Affairs during that time.
What is your opinion about Macedonia and Kosovo as a country and the people?
My wife and I really love Macedonia and Kosovo. We where overwhelmed by the kindness and hospitality of everyone. Before we arrived in Skopje in 2001 we where warned by some people not to go as there was an ethnic conflict and people might react strange to us. Well, I am very glad we still went to Macedonia. We had a very good time. Yes, people in general where very curious who we where (I know I look a bit strange for a Dutchman), but they where also easy so get in touch with and have conversations. Although we have not been back since 2004, we still have a lot of friends in Skopje. Macedonia is not big and it is landlocked, but that did not hold us back to discover its beauty. There are a lot of possibilities to spend one's time in a nice way. Archaeological sites, eco-tourism, Lake Ohrid and Prespa, Mavrovo, nice Monasteries and Mosques on top of the hills, the list goes on..... In the hey are poor, but live in balance with nature and their surroundings. I respect that.
Because of all the different ethnic groups there is a rich cultural diversity. As a musician for example I enjoyed the collaboration between ethic- Albanian, Roma and ethnic-Macedonian musicians. The result is a genuine and truly unique type of music, which proves that by working together great things can happen!
You saw the work of DCC and their matchmaking missions to the Netherlands,
how important is this according you?
In a free market economy it is always a good thing if traders and businessmen organize themselves. It is up to governments to create an enabling environment, good macro-economic conditions such as an acceptable inflation rate and positive GDP growth, attractive tax-regimes, implement International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), etc, etc. But the real deals have to be closed business-to-business, taking into account the local environment, opportunities and threats and the strength and weaknesses of their own companies and products. DCC can help to bring the Macedonian businessmen in direct contact with interesting parties in the Benelux or elsewhere and to explore the opportunities and possibilities for investing in Macedonia.
If you had a choice for business would you consider Macedonia and Kosovo as a good
choice? And if yes why?
Of course! There are sufficient reasons for investors. To name only a few:
Location, Location, Location! In the middle of the Balkan with close proximity to the EU-states and markets. Acceptable labor prices and availability of a fairly skilled labor force. Good climate, well suitable for agro-business. Plenty of space, e.g. between the airport and the city for industrial zones. In the near future Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania are moving towards NATO and EU-membership. Compared to a few years ago there is an increased focus on trade and investments between Macedonia and other EU-countries and the business climate has improved. The 3 governments are pro business and economic growth orientated, has implemented structural economic reforms and is expected to further continue to do so and stimulates foreign direct investments in Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania
- Second phase of the A Den
Doolaard project:
Hans Olink, writer journalist, visited us twice in September and we agreed that his book about the writer A Den Doolaard will be first time presented in front of the statue in Ohrid. We also agreed to work together on some cultural activities.







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