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Participants discussed how to ensure maximum growth for the IT sector
IT industry in Ukraine could grow to $6 billion by 2020
Ukraine
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25/10/2017
The software development market is the only stable export industry in Ukraine, demonstrating an increase of 58% for 2013-16. Exports of software development services in 2016 amounted to US$3.2 billion, which brought the industry to third place in terms of currency revenues and provided 26% of total exports of services. The market creates about 100,000 high-paying jobs and has huge potential for...
More loans for agriculture as EFSE expands cooperation with ProCredit Bank Ukraine
Ukraine
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20/10/2017
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) is expanding its partnership with ProCredit Bank Ukraine by providing a new local currency loan for the equivalent of US$10 million in Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH), with a focus on farmers and agricultural businesses . The new facility will support ProCredit Bank Ukraine to increase its outreach and scale with small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in rural...
Kyiv City Council approves interest compensation on SME loans under EU4Business support
Ukraine
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18/10/2017
Kyiv City Council has approved a programme for compensation of 50% of interest rates charged on loans to small and medium enterprises in the city. The interest compensation will be provided by the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) in the framework of the EU4Business SME Finance Facility in Ukraine implemented by the German development bank KfW . Thanks to the initiative, entrepreneurs in Kyiv...
Take part in a survey on the state of industrial design in Ukraine
Ukraine
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18/10/2017
The Business Support Centre in Lviv is inviting businesses to take part in a survey on the current state of the Ukrainian industrial design market, as part of an analytical study being conducted with the support of the European Bank for Research and Development (EBRD) within the framework of the EU4Business initiative. The results of the study will be presented during the Creative Economy Days in...
AgroVin2017: focus on good practice and innovation in agriculture
Ukraine
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17/10/2017
More than 150 people took part in the two-day AgroVin 2017 agricultural forum, organised by the Vinnytsya Business Support Centre in the framework of the EU4Business initiative. Participants went away with a wealth of new ideas, contacts and good impressions. On the first day of the forum, participants had an opportunity to learn about state and international agribusiness support programmes...
Energy-saving solutions in focus at EU4Business conference in Mykolaiv
Ukraine
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17/10/2017
More than 50 participants from businesses across southern Ukraine attended a conference on energy saving solutions for business, organised by the Mykolaiv Business Support Centre, with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the EU4Business initiative. The conference on ‘Practical Implementation of Alternative Energy and Energy Saving Technologies in Business’ took...
Course materials from the EU4Business export training in Rivne
Export for Ukrainian SMEs: training unveils myths, challenges and opportunities
Ukraine
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17/10/2017
Entrepreneurs representing 14 companies from seven regions of Ukraine recently took part in an EU4Business training on how to start an export business, organised by the Business Support Centre in Rivne. Ukrainian entrepreneurs are increasingly confident in international markets, but SMEs still have many legitimate and unjustified barriers in their export activities. In order for local business to...
Everything you need to know about exports: SMEs in Mikolayiv learn vital skills from expert training
Ukraine
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13/10/2017
Businesses and exporters in the Mikolayiv area of Ukraine took part in a comprehensive training on ‘Export practices and procedures for new exporters’ organised on 2-3 October by the Business Support Centre of Mykolayiv with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the EU4Business initiative. For the first time in Mykolayiv, business representatives had the...
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New EU4Business loans for SMEs as KfW signs deal with Ukrainian bank
Ukraine
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11/10/2017
The German-Ukrainian Fund (GUF) and KredoBank signed an agreement today, 11 October 2017, on providing UAH 100 million in loans to Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). According to the agreement, KredoBank will provide credit at the level of around 15% per annum in hryvnias. The deal is part of the SME Promotion Programme funded by the German government through the German State...
Ukraine: digital boost for women entrepreneurs in Chernihiv
Ukraine
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10/10/2017
The first part of a ‘Going Digital’ training for women entrepreneurs and managers has been held by the Business Support Centre in Chernihiv, organised by EU4Business and implemented by the European bank for Reconstruction and Development . Participants in pursuit of personal development received a powerful boost from trainer Roman Gavrysh, who is the managing partner of the leading digital...