Tonga's Private Enterprise Boards To Be Run By Businesspeople
(Matangi Tonga)
From January 2009 all directorate positions in
The Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and Civil Servants who are directors on Government’s public enterprise boards will at the end of this year vacate their board positions allowing private sector candidates to step in, reports Matangi
Minister of Public Enterprise Hon. 'Afu'alo Matoto disclosed the move after opening a Directors' Training Course this week. 29 private sector candidates are undergoing the training, adding to the potential pool of directors that could be nominated next year to take over positions on a public enterprise board.
"Our objective is to improve the financial and economic performance of the public enterprise boards in making a positive contribution to Government and to the country as a whole. And I see this is a part of developing the Private Sector because what happens in these public bodies has spill-over effect on the sector," said the Minister.
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