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The Ukrainian Berry Industry – catalogue 2018
Ukrainian berry industry catalogue published to support SMEs for export
Ukraine
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18/10/2018
The International Trade Centre (ITC) in partnership with the Ukrainian Berries Association (UBA) has developed and published the first edition of a catalogue on Ukrainian export-oriented SMEs in the berries sector, as part of the EU-funded project, ‘Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade – an EU4Business initiative’. The catalogue was created to support one of the project’s objectives: to enhance...
Participants at the market analysis conference in Kyiv
Methods and tools for market analysis: how to increase business profitability
Ukraine
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18/10/2018
Representatives of small and medium-sized businesses explored methods and tools for market analysis, marketing research and business intelligence capabilities at a conference in Kyiv on 27 September, organised by the Kyiv Business Support Centre, with the support of the EBRD and the EU4Business initiative of the European Union. The event – " Methods and Tools for Market Analysis. Intelligent...
Ukrainian berry producers get ready for the French market: one-day training on how to export to France
Ukraine
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15/10/2018
The International Trade Centre (ITC) has continued its series of awareness raising trainings on EU export opportunities for Ukrainian berry producers and processors, with a one-day training on how to export to France. The training – ‘The Ukrainian Berries Sector gets ready for the French market: A one-day training on how to export to France’ was organised with the Ukrainian Berries Association (...
How to get the best out of a trade fair
How to get the best out of a Trade Fair: one-day training for Ukrainian berry producers
Ukraine
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15/10/2018
The International Trade Centre (ITC) has started a series of awareness raising trainings for the Ukrainian berry producing and processing sector focused on export opportunities to EU markets and participation in international food exhibitions. ITC in partnership with the Ukrainian Berries Association (UBA) held the training “How to get the best out of a trade fair: A one-day training for...
EU4Business supports 32 food companies from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine to exhibit at Paris International Food Exhibition
15/10/2018
The international Trade Centre is organising the participation of 32 agro-processing companies from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine in the SIAL International Food Exhibition in Paris on 21-25 October, within the framework of the EU4Business ‘Ready to Trade’ project. The objective is to present the companies and their products to the EU market and establish business links with EU buyers...
The EBRD has published its new strategy for Ukraine
EBRD approves new strategy for Ukraine
Ukraine
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11/10/2018
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a new strategy for Ukraine, which sets out the Bank’s priorities in the country for the next five years. The EBRD will pay special attention to projects that will integrate investment and policy engagement in areas such as privatisation, energy security and efficiency, the financial sector, trade and infrastructure. The EBRD...
112 SMEs receive EU4Business loans worth UAH 380 million during first year of GUF Lending Programme
Ukraine
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10/10/2018
A total of 112 enterprises received UAH 380 million in loans during the first year of the programme of the German-Ukrainian Fund (GUF) to support investment projects of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the framework of the EU4Business initiative. The SME Investment Support Programme is funded through a €10 million loan from the German government, provided to Ukraine through the German...
Enhancing the quality of SME statistics is a priority in Ukraine
From policies to action: OECD workshop on improving SME statistics in Ukraine
Ukraine
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08/10/2018
On 3 October, the OECD organised a third workshop in Kyiv on business statistics, presenting the findings of the OECD statistical report on SME sector in Ukraine, providing structural business statistics, business demography statistics, as well as international comparisons of Ukrainian SME sector. The workshop was held in the framework of the OECD project on 'Improving business statistics in...
Round table on Milk Market Regulation
BRDO: 88% of provisions of Law On Milk are defective and prevent market development
Ukraine
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02/10/2018
Development of the Ukrainian milk market is being held back by defective regulation, a round table organised by the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) has heard. Ukraine ranks 9 th in the world in terms of milk production, representing more than a third of gross livestock production. In 2017, the country produced 10.3 million tons of milk, 2.5 times less than production volumes in France (...
OTP Leasing has been a well-established market player in Ukraine for a decade
New EBRD finance and EU4Business grants in DCFTA boost for Ukrainian SMEs
Ukraine
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13/09/2018
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a local currency loan of up to UAH 324 million (€10 million equivalent) to OTP Leasing (OTPL) in Ukraine for long-term leases to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the country. SMEs will also benefit from grant funding of up to €1 million available under the European Union’s EU4Business initiative, which helps...