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.
Fundatiile Open Society Foundations (OSF), fondate de miliardarul George Soros, se retrag aproape in totalitate din Uniunea Europeana. Organizatiile au avut un rol covarsitor in democratizarea societatilor central si est-europene si in consolidarea societatii civile, dupa prabusirea regimurilor comuniste. Acum au decis ca este timpul sa se concentreze in alte parti ale lumii.
Potrivit publicatiei ungare Telex.hu, motivul invocat este acela ca institutiile si guvernele Uniunii Europene cheltuiesc foarte multi bani pe aceleasi subiecte ca OSF, astfel ca fundatiile se vor concentra pe alte parti ale lumii unde pot opera mai eficient.
Vinerea trecuta, toate organizatiile maghiare care au beneficiat de fonduri de la Open Society Foundations au primit o scrisoare din partea institutiei prin care erau informate ca organizatia isi inceteaza efectiv activitatile in Uniunea Europeana si isi muta resursele in alte parti ale lumii.
Scrisoarea citeaza, de asemenea, decizia Consiliului de Administratie, potrivit careia conducerea OSF „a decis o schimbare radicala a directiei strategice”, pentru a maximiza impactul resurselor organizatiei. In acelasi timp, fondurile dedicate anterior Europei vor fi concentrate in alte parti ale lumii, in timp ce resursele europene vor fi „extrem de limitate”.
Fundatiile au decis ca, in viitor, se vor concentra asupra Europei doar in contextul „rolului sau in problemele globale majore”.
Presa ungara noteaza ca nu se cunosc prea multe detalii nici macar in cadrul OSF, inclusiv in legatura cu ce se va intampla in tarile UE in care institutiile europene si guvernul nu cheltuiesc fonduri semnificative pentru drepturile omului sau pentru problemele legate de diversitate.
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