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Four Armenian companies participated in BioFach 2019
Armenian producers strike trade deals at international organic trade fair
Armenia
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14/03/2019
Companies from Armenia have secured trade deals for dried and canned fruits, jams, juices, and herbs at BioFach 2019, the world’s leading trade fair for organic products, in Nuremberg, Germany. Four Armenian companies took part in the trade fair, between 14 and 16 February, thanks to the support of the International Trade Centre ‘Ready to Trade’ project, funded by the European Union under its...
The Georgian stand at BioFach 2019
Georgian organic food producers go global during BioFach 2019
Georgia
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08/03/2019
Companies from Georgia secured more than €600,000 worth of orders from international buyers at BioFach 2019, the world’s leading trade fair for organic products, in Nuremberg, Germany. The participating companies are beneficiaries of the International Trade Centre’s ‘Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade’ project, funded by the European Union under its EU4Business initiative, which aims to connect...
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...
The winners of the Start-up Boost Weekend
And the winners are… Start-up Boost Weekend rewards Armenian student entrepreneurs
Armenia
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26/02/2019
The fourth Start-up Boost Weekend took place in the Armenian capital Yerevan this weekend, bringing together around 130 students from universities, and this time also from the UWC Dilijan school, with the support of the EU-SMEDA project. After 54 hours of learning, practicing, sharing and presentation sessions between February 22 and 24, with experienced mentors and successful entrepreneurs,...
13 Armenian start-ups took part in the HyeTech Entrepreneur Immersion Programme 2019
From Armenia to Silicon Valley: EU4Business grantee start-ups travel to California for entrepreneur immersion programme
Armenia
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26/02/2019
February gave a great opportunity to Armenian start-ups to leave their comfort zones and travel to the tech center California for an intensive 10-day programme aimed at helping them get acquainted with the most useful innovations, as well as tech culture and tendencies in Silicon Valley. In total, 13 Armenian start-ups participated in the HyeTech Entrepreneur Immersion Programme 2019 (HyeTech EIP...
The Ukrainian stand at BIOFACH 2019
Export boost for Ukrainian berry SMEs at Biofach 2019 trade fair
Ukraine
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21/02/2019
From 13-16 February 2019, Ukrainian exporters working in the berry sector took part in Biofach 2019 – a leading organic trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, attended by over 15,000 visitors and 1,200 exhibitors – making over 200 business contacts with export potential. They took part with the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Ukrainian Berries Association (UBA), as part of the...
The Ukrainian delegation at Fruit Logistica 2019
Visits, advice and contracts: Ukrainian berry farmers take part in international trade fair in Germany
Ukraine
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19/02/2019
Seven Ukrainian berry producers took part in the international FRUIT LOGISTICA 2019 exhibition in Germany from 6-8 February, with the support of the International Trade Centre (ITC), in the framework of the 'Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade' project, funded by EU as part of the EU4Business initiative. FRUIT LOGISTICA is one of the largest European fresh market exhibitions with 3,200 exhibitors...
Western Georgia Business Forum for SMEs
Georgia: conference in Kutaisi highlights government and EU support for SMEs
Georgia
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18/02/2019
The Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) recently hosted a Western Georgia Business Forum for SMEs at its renovated regional office in Kutaisi, which also houses the local DCFTA Information Centre. Up to 200 SMEs from western regions of Georgia attended the forum , which was organised with the support of the 'SME Development and DCFTA in Georgia' project, funded by the European Union...
Beekeeping in Georgia was among the issues discussed
EU4Business project holds sectoral meetings on beekeeping and fruit growing & market gardening in Georgia
Georgia
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18/02/2019
Sectoral meetings were held last week at the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia on beekeeping and fruit growing and market gardening, in the framework of the EU4Business project 'Georgia on European Way: Creation of Effective Model for DCFTA and SME Strategy Implementation'. The first section of the meeting was dedicated to challenges in the beekeeping sector. During...
The launch event in Minsk on 31 January
New EU-World Bank project to improve investment climate and boost entrepreneurship in Belarus
Belarus
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01/02/2019
Improving the business environment and strengthening entrepreneurship in Belarus are the main goals of two advisory programmes on private sector development, launched jointly by the European Union and the World Bank Group on 31 January. “We aim to achieve concrete benefits for Belarusian enterprises by promoting sector competitiveness reinforcement initiatives, and by ensuring capacity building...