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Challenges and opportunities: East Export Forum gathers entrepreneurs in Kramatorsk
Ukraine
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10/11/2017
More than 160 entrepreneurs from Ukraine and beyond took part in the East Export Forum on 8 November, organised by the Kramatorsk Business Support Centre, supported by the EBRD within the framework of the EU4Business initiative. The First Secretary of the Trade and Economic Section of the EU Delegation to Ukraine, Joselin Gyuton, told participants how with the coming into force of the DCFTA, all...
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Tourism Forum in Sumy: how to develop potential in the region?
Ukraine
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10/11/2017
A Tourism Forum was held in the Ukrainian city of Sumy on November 9, aimed at assessing the prospects for creating ‘Sumy Tourism Cluster’ and better promoting the region online. The Forum was held at the congress centre of Sumy State University, organised by the Sumy Business Support Centre as part of the EU4Business initiative of the European Union, supported by the European Bank for...
Representatives of the Organisation for the Development of the Small and Medium Enterprises Sector of the Republic of Moldova (ODIMM) and the Moldova-Romania Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CBCIRM-RO) at the signing ceremony.
New support opportunities for Moldovan entrepreneurs
Moldova
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09/11/2017
The Organisation for the Development of the Small and Medium Enterprises Sector of the Republic of Moldova (ODIMM) and the Moldova-Romania Bilateral Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CBCIRM-RO) have agreed to develop a partnership to support and promote entrepreneurs in both countries. According to Constantin Vieru, president of CBCIRM-RO, "The main goal for CBCIRM-RO and ODIMM is to develop and...
Cecilia Malmström addressing her audience in Chisinau
Moldova: Commissioner welcomes DCFTA reforms and growth in EU trade
Moldova
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09/11/2017
Trade between the EU and the Republic of Moldova has continued to increase since the entry into force of the deep and comprehensive free trade area (DCFTA) between the two countries, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said in a speech to the European Business Association in Chisinau on 6 November 2017. “Our bilateral trade continues to increase – Moldova now relies on the EU for 66% of its...
Farming in focus at 2-day forum in Zaporizhzhya
Ukraine
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08/11/2017
More than 150 owners and managers of farming and food processing enterprises attended a two-day agricultural forum organised by the EU4Business initiaitive in Zaporizhzhya on November 1-2. The theme of the event was ‘Strengthening the capacity of farmers in small and medium sector through the development of horticulture and cultivation of new niche crops’. The Forum was organised by the Business...
Four Ukrainian startups attract investments from EU’s Horizon 2020
Ukraine
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08/11/2017
The European Union is funding four Ukrainian start-ups under the Horizon 2020 programme of research and innovation for a total of around €1.4 million. Since the beginning of Ukraine's participation in the Horizon 2020 programme, 323 contracts have been concluded with Ukrainian institutions, organisations, and enterprises for the implementation of 69 projects with funding of almost €12 million...
Speakers at the FORBIZ round-table on self-regulation in Ukraine
EU4Business round table: self-regulation can protect the rights of consumers
Ukraine
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08/11/2017
Self-regulation as a form of management and self-control of business associations significantly reduces administrative pressure on business and promotes higher standards of business activity, and hence better protection of consumers' interests, a round table organised by the EU4Business FORBIZ project recently heard. In Ukraine, legislation allows the creation of self-regulatory organisations (...
EU4Business training challenges myth that women cannot manage finances
Ukraine
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08/11/2017
“There is a myth that women cannot manage finances. It's not like that," consultant Kyrylo Lynnyk told participants in a training for women entrepreneurs organised by the EBRD and the EU4Business initiative in Zaporizhzhya on 26 October. This was confirmed by the participants of the training - successful business ladies from the Zaporizhzhya region, managers and owners of small and medium-sized...
Reduced interest rates for SME loans in Kyiv as City Administration and German-Ukrainian Fund present new programme under EU4Business
Ukraine
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07/11/2017
On October 30, the Kyiv City Administration and the German-Ukrainian Fund (GUF) presented a Joint Programme on the Subsidy of Interest Rates for Loans to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Kyiv. The programme is implemented for the loans that are issued under the GUF's SME Support Programme, funded by the German Government through KfW in cooperation with the European Union's EU4Business...
Ukrainian government publishes action plan for implementing SME strategy
Ukraine
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07/11/2017
The Ukrainian government has published for consultation its draft order on the Action Plan for implementation of its SME strategy to 2020, drawn up with the support of the EU4Business FORBIZ project On 30 October, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade published the Draft Order of the Cabinet of Ministers ‘On Approval of the Action Plan for Implementation of the Strategy for the...