Session Profile: Jaak Aab
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
2025-09-18
Political Position
The speaker focuses on strengthening business competitiveness, emphasizing the need to improve capital accessibility for Estonian companies. He/She supports a more active role for the state in promoting investment by offering financial instruments, security, and guarantees to entrepreneurs under certain conditions.
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Topic Expertise
Demonstrates profound knowledge of economic and financial matters, utilizing specific comparative data regarding bank margins between Finland and Estonia. Expertly references the work of the Competitiveness Expert Council and the role of the Foresight Centre, showing a strong grasp of the processes involved in shaping economic policy.
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Rhetorical Style
Employs a polite and constructive approach, starting with expressions of gratitude and using respectful forms of address. They rely on facts and numerical comparisons, but also acknowledge the limitations of their knowledge ("I can't say exactly, but roughly speaking, it's like this"), which demonstrates an honest and cautious attitude.
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Activity Patterns
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Opposition Stance
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Collaboration Style
The statement emphasizes cooperation between various institutions, specifically mentioning the participation of the Riigikogu Economic Affairs Committee in the work of the competitiveness expert council, alongside the Foresight Centre. Furthermore, it demonstrates openness to constructive dialogue with the President of the Bank of Estonia regarding economic issues.
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Regional Focus
Focuses on comparing the Estonian economy with neighboring countries, particularly Finland, demonstrating an interest in improving the nation's competitiveness within a regional context.
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Economic Views
It supports supplementing the market economy approach with state intervention in areas where the market does not function optimally. It favors the state playing a role in improving access to capital through financial instruments, collateral, and guarantees, in order to support entrepreneurship and investment.
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Social Issues
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Legislative Focus
It focuses on economic policy issues, particularly those related to corporate financing and competitiveness. Participation in the work of the Competitiveness Expert Council can be viewed as legislative groundwork for shaping economic policy.
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