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EU4Business seminar and coaching on developing a fashion collection, for Moldovan apparel SMEs.
Moldova
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23/01/2020
The International Trade Centre is continuing a series of advanced workshops on increasing sales efficiency for Moldovan SMEs in the apparel sector, organized in the framework of the EU- funded project ‘Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade – an EU4Business initiative’. The workshops are followed by individual coaching sessions for company’s managers. The fifth workshop in the series takes place in...
EU4Business sales workshops and coaching for Moldovan apparel SMEs
Moldova
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09/12/2019
The International Trade Centre is holding a series of advanced workshops on increasing sales efficiency for Moldovan SMEs in the apparel sector, organised in the framework of the EU- funded project ‘Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade – an EU4Business initiative’. The workshops are followed by individual coaching sessions for company’s managers. The first workshop in the series took place on...
EU4Business General Assembly: looking back on a decade of achievements and forward to the challenges ahead
EU4Business General Assembly: looking back on a decade of achievements and forward to the challenges ahead
24/07/2019
The third meeting of the EU4Business General Assembly took place on 28 June 2019 in Brussels, and marked the 10th anniversary of the EU4Business Initiative. During this high-level event, the EU4Business Secretariat shared the results achieved during the last decade, as well as the progress made specifically in 2018. The 2019 General Assembly provided a unique opportunity for 83 participants,...
EU4Business prepares Moldovan fashion business to trade online
EU4Business prepares Moldovan fashion business to trade online
Moldova
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25/06/2019
Nine Moldovan companies took part in a four-day training on e-commerce on June 10-13 in Chisinau, organised by the International Trade Centre (ITC) as part of the EU4Business ‘Ready to Trade’ project, in partnership with the ‘ZIPhouse’ Centre of Excellence and Acceleration in Design and Technologies. The purpose of the training was to provide apparel producers with strategic knowledge on how to...
The DCFTA Initiative East Guarantee Facility provides loans for SMEs
DCFTA Facility issues 590 loans to SMEs in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, supporting over 20,000 jobs
24/05/2019
Five hundred and ninety loans have been issued for a total amount of €92 million in Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine under the DCFTA Initiative East Guarantee Facility which is implemented by the European Investment Bank (EIB) together with the European Investment Fund (EIF), and benefits from financial support from the European Union under the EU4Business Initiative. The first...
The EU is releasing new funds for SMEs in Moldova
EBRD and EU release new funds for SMEs in Moldova
Moldova
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20/04/2019
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union are providing €10 million in new financing for Moldova-Agroindbank (MAIB) and Victoriabank, following steps by Moldova ’s key lenders to achieve transparency of ownership and to restore corporate governance. The loans worth €5 million each are provided through the EU4Business-EBRD credit line and are accompanied by...
The OECD meeting in Chisinau
OECD meetings in support of SME development in Moldova
Moldova
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16/04/2019
Two meetings have been held in Chisinau in support of SME development in Moldova, organised by the OECD in the framework of the EU-funded project ‘ EU4Business: From Policies to Action ’. On 2 April, the working group of the project on ‘Supporting the implementation and monitoring of Moldova’s SME Development Strategy’ held its first working group meeting, followed on 4 April by an SBA Public-...
EFSE’s main target group is micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and low-income households
New EU backing for European Fund for Southeast Europe to boost local currency lending
09/04/2019
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) has announced the expansion of its fund structure to promote lending in local currencies. Backed by a contribution of €44 million from the European Union’s EU4Business initiative, and €12 million from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the new ‘L-shares’ will be used to enhance local currency financing in the...
BusinessCool
Training social entrepreneurs in rural Moldova, with the help of EFSE and EU4Business
Moldova
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01/03/2019
The first phase of the ‘BusinessCool’ training programme for social entrepreneurs was completed with a final session on 15-17 February in Riscova, Moldova. Funded by the Entrepreneurship Academy of the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), the workshops were conducted by the local business support organisation EcoVisio at its training centre for social businesses and start-ups, as part of...
EU Commissioner Hahn at the Business Forum with the EU4Business Secretariat’s team
Exporting stability through economic growth: EaP events stress EU support for business and jobs
18/12/2018
The European Union has issued a strong message of support for economic growth and jobs in its Eastern Partner countries, during two high-level Eastern Partnership (EaP) events held in Vienna on 6 and 7 December. “ It’s our aim to export stability, prosperity and consequently resilience in the area of the economy, society but also policy,” Commissioner for EU Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement,...