News/Press

Improving Business Statistics in Armenia
Improving business statistics in Armenia: focus on business demography and SME financing
Armenia
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29/03/2018
A workshop on business statistics was held in the Armenian capital Yerevan on 15-16 March, which focused on business demography and SME financing indicators. The workshop – the second in a series – was organised in the framework of the EU-funded project on ‘Improving Business Statistics in Armenia’, part of the EU4Business: From Policies to Action programme, implemented by the OECD. The purpose...
EU launches new External Investment Plan in Tbilisi
23/03/2018
On 21 March, the EU presented its External Investment Plan (EIP) at a regional launch event in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Under this plan, the EU will mobilise investments from the public and private sector from 2017 to 2020 for more than 70 economies around the world, including Georgia and the other Eastern Partner countries. The EIP will aim to boost investment and support more inclusive and...
Start for Youth
‘START for YOUTH’ – new business project for young people proposed for public consultations
Moldova
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22/03/2018
The Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of the Republic of Moldova, in collaboration with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Organisation, has elaborated the project plan for the START for YOUTH project, which aims to support young people in starting a business. The ‘START for YOUTH’ programme has been proposed for public consultations and is planned to run from 2018 to 2020. The...
Tbilisi
EU4Business-EBRD Credit line: €1.15 billion to support SMEs in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
Georgia
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22/03/2018
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union are extending their support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Georgia , Moldova and Ukraine to a total of almost €1.1 billion in credit lines and trade finance and €58.3 million in EU grants. At a high-level conference in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, Katarína Mathernová, Deputy Director-General for...
EU4Business brings together implementing partners for Chisinau event
Moldova
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14/03/2018
The EU4Business initiative, with the support of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Moldova, recently brought together EU4Business implementing partners, mostly dealing with access to finance support for SMEs, for a half-day event organised in Chisinau. The event gathered in one place institutions such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European...
Moving Forward Together: EU Delegation in Ukraine launches communication campaign to raise awareness of cooperation
Ukraine
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13/03/2018
The Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine is launching an all-Ukrainian communication campaign ‘Moving Forward Together’ designed to increase awareness with Ukrainian audiences about the benefits and opportunities of EU-Ukraine cooperation. The initial campaign focus will be on the following EU priorities in Ukraine: The Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) Conflict Response...
The second cycle of IMG Grants – for technology-oriented Start-ups and existing companies launched under the EU4Business initiative
Armenia
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13/03/2018
The 2nd cycle of the “Innovation Matching Grants – Business Development Support for innovative technology Start-ups” grant competition under the scope of the #EU4Business "Support to SME Development in Armenia" (SMEDA) project and in cooperation with Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) is announced. The competition is open to companies and teams with a technology background, e.g. in the field...
A tender announced for creation of Ukraine national stand for international exhibitions
Ukraine
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11/03/2018
A tender has been announced for t he concept and design of the national stand of Ukraine at international exhibitions . The tender is part of the project ‘Consolidating the Export Potential of SMEs and Facilitating Access to Foreign Markets’, being implemented by Ukraine’s Export Promotion Office and commissioned by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development under the EU4Business...
EU4Sevan: SME platform for Business Development and Innovation
Creating an innovative business environment in Sevan with EU support
Armenia
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07/03/2018
The city of Sevan in Armenia has received a grant through the EU-funded ‘Mayors for Economic Growth’ ( M4EG ) initiative to implement an SME platform for business development and innovation over the next two years. Sevan, in Gegharkunik marz, joined the EU’s M4EG initiative in 2017. The ‘EU4Sevan: SME platform for Business Development and Innovation’ pilot project will be implemented from 2018-...
Boosting competitiveness of regional SMEs
‘Successful Start’ start-up business support programmes launched in Armavir, Lori, and Syunik regions of Armenia
Armenia
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06/03/2018
The EU4Business project for ‘ Boosting competitiveness of regional SMEs ’ in Armenia is launching its ‘Successful Start’ programme aimed at start-ups, SMEs that have been in business for the last three years, and job seekers in business managerial positions, in the regions of Armavir, Lori, and Syunik. The targeted sectors of the programme are food processing and tourism . The ‘Successful Start’...