CNI will unfold activities based on its own programs or the programs approved by the ministry or the government, as well as other objectives targeting public or social investments, according to a bill amending government ordinance 25/2001 on the setting up of CNI.
The company’s general manager Sorin Munteanu said that, once the bill is passed into law, CNI will also develop projects for private investors, including works in public-private partnership. Munteanu also said he wants the company he runs to develop private projects, such as the construction of shopping centers or office buildings. The company’s financing sources will come from its own revenues, loans, donations and sponsorships, from private investors, the ministry’s budget, as well as other legal sources. The projects funded from the state budget will no longer be approved through order of the minister, but through government decision.
CNI was set up in 2001 and operates under the authority of the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism. CNI carries out programs having public local authorities as main beneficiaries. Its programs target the construction of sports halls, swimming pools, synthetic skating rinks or cultural buildings. In the 2001-2010 interval, CNI completed nearly 1,000 objectives included in 11 investment programs.
Development Ministry spokesman Bogdan Oprea on Tuesday said the ministry’s 2012 budget was reduced by 15% and the institution will prioritize investment projects that are over 80% finished, as well as infrastructure and tourism projects that cannot be delayed.