Three candidates aiming to top Kosovo's Economic Ode

From the Kosovo Economic Oda, they have confirmed that so far to be part of the OEK chairmanship race, there are three candidates. Ruzhdzhi Kurtishaj, who so far was chairman of the Parliament of Economic Ode, Ernjen Vela, who is a successful businessman in Kosovo and Lulzim Rafuna former director of Kosovo Customs.

So far, the chairman of the Kosovo Economic Ode (OEK) has been Berat Rukiqi, who held last week's press conference. He estimated that the four-year challenge for OEK was changing governments.

Three candidates for Kosovo Economic Ode chairman, their plans

Ruzhi Kurtishaj

Ruzhdzhi Kurtishaj, owner of a tourist company, is one of three candidates for the new chairman of the Kosovo Economic Ode (OEK), in the election framework, which will be held Thursday 14 July. From 2018 until now, Kurtisha has held the position of the Speaker of the Parliament and at one time that of the chairman of the Road Transport Association of the Travelers. Curtisaj in the Economic Ode, from 2006 until now, has exercised various functions.

After the end of the OEK Parliament Speaker's mandate and the chairman of the Travel Transport Association, based on the practice of being part of the Kosovo Economic Ode for a long time, my goals are to advance by demanding the vote of Kosovo's Economic House delegates to vote for Kosovo's Economic Ode Chairman. I support these goals, based on professional qualifications, schools achieved so far and based on references achieved in all past positions at work”, he has said of RTKlive.

Vela Arena

Renowned economist Ersa Vela has confirmed the candidacy for chairmanship of the Kosovo Economic Ode. Erza Vela is the first woman to run for Kosovo's Economic Ode chairman. Economist Vela has announced that in the past three weeks, in co-operation with business and economic experts, she has compiled the plan for governance in the next four years. Economist Vela has described her plan for OEK at short points.

My “Plan in one sentence is: to open the doors to each of the acts and partners and to position it as the main economic oda in the country and the most powerful voice of developing business. When we do, OEK will be transformed into what it should be: the main institution in Kosovo's economic development”, Vela has written in her account at “Facebook”

Lulzim Rafuna

Lulzim Rafuna is one honour of three candidates for the chairman of the Kosovo Economic Chamber (OEK). For these years Rafuna has been in various public functions in Kosovo and Albania. He has been the director general of Kosovo Customs for several years, adviser to former Finance Minister Bedri Hamza, as well as former Edi Rama advisor for customs and taxes.

The role of the Kosovo Economic Ode (OEK)

The Kosovo Economic Oda (OEK) is a professional organisation founded by the Kosovo Assembly. The OEK is a professional, independent, nonpolitical and nonprofit organisation. It is the only business institution established by law, and OEK's activity takes place on the basis of this Law (The Law on the Economic Ode of Kosovo 2004/7) approved by the Assembly of Kosovo.

OEK is the institution in service of the Kosovo economy, a constructive partner of Kosovo state institutions, a partner in social dialogue, as well as a promotion of economic development and good macroeconomic policies.

Kosovo's Economic Oda analyses Kosovo's economic situation and actively proposes new and advanced forms of local business and made internationalisation of Kosovo entrepreneurship. Kosovo's Economic Oda contributes to the development of companies, as well as its professionalism and determination contributes to the approach of Kosovo business and Kosovo society of European values.

OEK has headquarters in Pristina and regional units in Pristina, Mitrovica, Peja, Prizren, Gjakova, Ferizaj and Gjilan.