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
  - Education and Labor
  - Business Ethics

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. FICE Internal Accords © 2011 FICE