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Caption: The conference on food exports was held at the Mykolaiv Business Support Centre
Conference highlights export opportunities for Ukrainian food industry
Ukraine
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04/10/2017
More than 65 businesses and stakeholders from the Mykolayiv, Kherson, Odesa and Kyiv regions of Ukraine recently attended an EU4Business conference on standards and export potential for the food industry, a unique opportunity to meet leading international export experts, learn about opportunities for development in their industry, and get acquainted with best practices for entering the EU markets...
The challenges facing the grain sector were discussed at a BRDO round table Source BRDO
Ukraine losing millions of dollars a month due to inefficiencies in grain sector
Ukraine
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29/09/2017
Ukraine is among the top eight producers of grain in the world, accounting for 3% of global production, and the second biggest exporter after the United States. Yet the country is losing millions of dollars a month due to gaps in legislation, inefficiencies in regulatory instruments, and unsuitable infrastructure, according to an analysis of the sector by the EU4Business FORBIZ project in Ukraine...
The one-day conference took place at the Business Support Centre in Kropyvnytskyi
Farmers’ cooperatives and private enterprise in focus at EU4Business conference in Ukraine
Ukraine
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29/09/2017
Around 100 people recently gathered at the Business Support Centre in the Ukrainian city of Kropyvnytskyi to discuss the importance of farming cooperatives and the development of private enterprise in agriculture, at a conference organised by EU4Business initiative with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Ukraine. The one-day scientific and practical conference...
Trainer Roddy Feely with the participants from the export workshop
Export secrets from a European expert
Ukraine
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28/09/2017
Ukrainian entrepreneurs recently had the opportunity to take part in a unique training session, thanks to EU4Business: Irish expert, and director of the international consulting company Strategy Crowd, Roddy Feely revealed the secrets of how to develop a successful export strategy. The workshop – on 6-7 September – was organised by the Dnipro Business Support Centre with the support of the...
Gas market regulations were discussed at a BRDO round table
Imbalances in gas market regulation: a lose-lose for state, business and consumers
Ukraine
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26/09/2017
The final cost of gas for the population of Ukraine has increased fourfold during the period 2013-2016, with losses of gas in distribution networks four times higher than in EU countries, and more than 50% of the resource sold at uncompetitive terms, according to the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) created under the EU4Business FORBIZ project. The issues of regulation of the industry...
Launching a unique platform to support SMEs in Ukraine, Source BRDO
New business regulation platform launched in Ukraine: a unique tool to support SMEs
Ukraine
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25/09/2017
Small business in Ukraine now have a unique online platform to help them navigate the procedures to start a new business. The Platform for Effective Regulation (PRO) – http://regulation.gov.ua – was created by the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) under the EU4Business FORBIZ project. Launched on 20 September 2017, it provides a new online platform for business-to-state interaction – a...
A participant at the second International Business Women’s Conference in Chernihiv
EU4Business brings together successful businesswomen in Chernihiv
Ukraine
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18/09/2017
The second International Business Women’s Conference was held on 7 September, organised by the Chernihiv Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. The conference took place thanks to the financial support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as part of the EU4Business initiative of the European Union. This conference saw successful representatives of the Chernihiv business...
business team
Which is the most business-friendly region in Ukraine?
Ukraine
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15/09/2017
The Sumy region is most business-friendly region in Ukraine, according to the ‘ Regional Doing Business rating ’, developed by the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO), set up under EU4Business FORBIZ project, and the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs (SUP). The top five regions are the Sumy region, which received the highest score (107) for the best business climate, followed by Lviv (103...
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Ukraine: river transport could triple by 2020 if proper regulation in place
Ukraine
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15/09/2017
Ukraine has 4,000km of potential inland waterways, but actually uses less than 10% of its river freight transport capacity, with inland waterways accounting for less than 1% of total freight traffic, compared to an average of 7% in the EU, according to a review of the sector carried out by the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO), set up under EU4Business FORBIZ project. Representatives from...
ProCredit Bank signed an agreement on 5 September with the German-Ukrainian Fund to provide local currency loans to Ukrainian SMEs.
New local currency lending programme for Ukrainian SMEs
Ukraine
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06/09/2017
Ukrainian SMEs will benefit from a new EUR 10 million local currency lending facility to be operated through Ukrainian banks. ProCredit Bank signed an agreement with the German-Ukrainian Fund under the SME Promotion Program, funded by the German Government in cooperation with EU4Business. The facility provides lending at 15% per year in Ukrainian hryvnia and will be managed by German state...