Minister: Anti-crisis measures to focus on maintaining employment and accessible loans

Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek says government measures to combat the financial crisis will focus on maintaining employment and making loans accessible to small and medium-sized businesses. He made the comments after a meeting of the government’s National Economic Council, a body set up to discuss ways to address the impacts of the credit crunch. Minister Kalousek said the cabinet would present proposals to fight the crisis during the Chamber of Deputies session that began on Tuesday.