George Soros, chairman of Soros Fund Management and founder of The Open Society Institute, speaks at a sub-forum during the 2013 Boao Forum for Asia in Boao town, Qionghai city, south Chinas Hainan province, 8 April 2013. The outlook for Chinas economic transformation is hopeful, and its new leadership has been aware of the need to make the transition, said Gorge Soros, the retired chairman of Soros Fund Management and founder of Quantum Fund in a recent interview with Xinhua. I think the initial signs (of the new leaderships financial policies) are very encouraging, he said, adding he is optimistic and China has been at the forefront of economic planning. Chinas 12th Five-Year Plan (2011- 2015) made a turning point in the countrys growth model, steering the economy away from export and investment-led growth to boost domestic consumption. It is going to be a very difficult transformation, Soros said, adding the growth of household consumption taking one third of Chinas economy cannot make up for the slower growth in exports and investments, which account for two thirds of the economy. Therefore, the overall growth rate will have to be significantly slower than it has been up to now. That is a very important point. He said the more than 10 percent rapid economic growth is unlikely to recur in the more mature phase that China is entering today. Soros said the existing model has produced positive results, and Chinese government has quite substantially accumulated reserves, such as the foreign reserve, that give them the need to correct shortcomings. On the whole, I think the outlook (for Chinas economic transformation) is hopeful, he said.
Open Society Foundations, organizatia caritabila fondata de miliardarul George Soros, intentioneaza sa isi retraga sau sa puna capat unei mari parti a activitatii sale in Uniunea Europeana, pe masura ce isi muta atentia catre alte parti ale lumii, potrivit unui e-mail intern consultat de Reuters.
„In cele din urma, noua directie strategica aprobata prevede retragerea si incetarea unei mari parti din activitatea noastra actuala in cadrul Uniunii Europene, mutand atentia si alocarea resurselor noastre catre alte parti ale lumii”, se arata in e-mail.
„Aceasta schimbare nu vine in urma unei analize asupra activitatii din trecut si a numeroaselor contributii ale personalului de-a lungul anilor, ci mai degraba o decizie orientata spre viitor, inradacinata in oportunitatile viitoare de a avea un impact semnificativ”, se adauga in mesaj.
Fundatia a anuntat in iunie ca Soros, un finantist in varsta de 93 de ani, va ceda fundatia sa de 25 de miliarde de dolari, care acorda granturi, fiului sau Alex, iar in iulie a dezvaluit planurile de concediere a 40% din personalul sau global, in cadrul unei schimbari strategice.
E-mailul intern nu a detaliat modul in care fundatia isi va schimba finantarea, dar un purtator de cuvant a declarat ca grupul va continua sa sprijine grupurile societatii civile din Europa, inclusiv pe cele care lucreaza in domeniul afacerilor externe ale UE, mentinand totodata sprijinul pentru comunitatile europene de romi.
„Fundatia Open Society Foundations isi schimba modul de lucru, dar familia mea si OSF au sustinut de mult timp proiectul european si ramanem dedicatia acestuia”, a declarat Alex Soros, presedintele Open Society Foundations, intr-o declaratie transmisa prin e-mail catre Reuters.
George Soros, un evreu maghiar care a emigrat dupa cel de-al Doilea Razboi Mondial, si-a facut averea in Statele Unite si a sprijinit de mult timp grupurile care promoveaza valorile liberale, democratice si de deschidere a frontierelor in Europa de Est. El a castigat in 1992 peste 1 miliard de dolari in urma unui pariu impotriva lirei sterline.
Organizatia, care directioneaza o suma estimata la 1,5 miliarde de dolari pe an la nivel global, va continua, de asemenea, sa finanteze programe in Europa, inclusiv in Ucraina, Moldova, Kargazstan si Balcanii de Vest prin intermediul fundatiilor nationale, a declarat purtatorul de cuvant al Open Society Foundations.
„Noul model va face ca majoritatea granturilor noastre sa fie organizate in jurul unor oportunitati specifice de impact, care vor fi stabilite in lunile urmatoare. Activitatea noastra in Europa a fost intotdeauna un ansamblu in evolutie, iar aceste noi schimbari nu fac exceptie de la aceasta tendinta pe termen lung”, a adaugat purtatorul de cuvant.
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