fice

About FICE - Foreign Investors' Council in Estonia FICE - Foreign Investors' Council in Estonia FICE was launched in August 2008 as a lobby group acting through contacts with the Estonian Government and Estonia's Governmental bodies.

Pioneering FICE members include the Austrian, British-Estonian, Danish, Finnish, German-Baltic, Holland, Norwegian and Swedish Chambers of Commerce, Business Clubs and Marketing Offices in Estonia.

Together, the eight countries represented in FICE account for more than 80 % of the total foreign direct investments in Estonia [source: Eesti Pank].

Regular meetings are scheduled between FICE and the Estonian Government and its Governmental bodies. The members of participating FICE-organizations are regularly invited to special FICE-arranged speaker events.

FICE's main issues and priorities mirror the interests and concerns of foreign investors in Estonia and include:

- The Tax System
- Energy and Environment
- Administrative Reforms
- Export and Education
- Business Ethics and Corruption

FICE's proposals on these main issues and priorities are prepared by work groups of the Council.

Since its foundation FICE has met with Prime Minister Andrus Ansip and a FICE delegation was invited to an October 2008 session of the Riigikogu Economic Affairs Committee to discuss the development of Estonia's business environment. As a follow-up of these meetings FICE was invited to a Riigikogu debate session where the Economic Affairs Committee presented the Estonian Action Plan for Growth 2008 – 2011, which included FICE's proposals.