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EU4Business General Assembly: looking back on a decade of achievements and forward to the challenges ahead
EU4Business General Assembly: looking back on a decade of achievements and forward to the challenges ahead
24/07/2019
The third meeting of the EU4Business General Assembly took place on 28 June 2019 in Brussels, and marked the 10th anniversary of the EU4Business Initiative. During this high-level event, the EU4Business Secretariat shared the results achieved during the last decade, as well as the progress made specifically in 2018. The 2019 General Assembly provided a unique opportunity for 83 participants,...
International experts to visit Ukrainian berry producers
Ukraine
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19/07/2019
A group of international experts on post-harvest and business development will be in Ukraine from 22-26 July to advise local berry producers, in a visit organised by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Ukrainian Berries Association (UBA) as part of the EU-funded project ‘Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade – an EU4Business initiative’. The ITC experts plan to visit nine export-oriented...
EU4Business prepares Moldovan fashion business to trade online
EU4Business prepares Moldovan fashion business to trade online
Moldova
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25/06/2019
Nine Moldovan companies took part in a four-day training on e-commerce on June 10-13 in Chisinau, organised by the International Trade Centre (ITC) as part of the EU4Business ‘Ready to Trade’ project, in partnership with the ‘ZIPhouse’ Centre of Excellence and Acceleration in Design and Technologies. The purpose of the training was to provide apparel producers with strategic knowledge on how to...
DCFTA Information Centre – Achievements in Serving Georgian SMEs
Georgia
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25/06/2019
24 June, 2019, Tbilisi – 6,000 SMEs in Georgia’s regions have been consulted and trained on DCFTA related issues via DCFTA Information Centre services offered by the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). Local entrepreneurs are now better equipped to compete on domestic market and take advantage of the opportunities provided by the free trade area with the EU. Results of the DCFTA...
Ukrainian berry producers eye sweet opportunities in foreign markets
Ukrainian berry producers eye sweet opportunities in foreign markets
Ukraine
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24/06/2019
Ukrainian berry producing companies increase exports with the help of the International Trade Centre (ITC) Ready to Trade project. ‘ Since we joined Ready to Trade out client base grew significantly. We used to export only to the neighbor countries like Poland and Moldova, now we sell our berries to Hong Kong and UAE’ , shares Karina Stanchevska, CFO of the Melitopol Cherry Group. With 600...
Official presentation of Road Map for Ukrainian berries sector development 2019-2024
Official presentation of Road Map for Ukrainian berries sector development 2019-2024
Ukraine
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13/06/2019
On 4 June in Kyiv, the International Trade Centre (ITC) presented the Road Map for development of the Ukrainian berries sector (2019-2024) during events at the largest international agricultural exhibition in Ukraine and Eastern Europe – AGRO 2019. The presentation was carried out in the framework of ‘Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade’ project, funded by the European Union as part of its...
13-day expert mission to Georgian hazelnut, dried fruit and tea companies
Empowering Georgian hazelnut, dried fruit and tea companies to trade more and better
Georgia
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07/06/2019
From 18-30 May international consultants from the International Trade Centre carried out an expert mission in the Western Part of Georgia, visiting 16 project beneficiary companies from the hazelnut, dried fruit and tea sectors. The visits were organised in the framework of the Ready to Trade project, funded by the European Union under its EU4Business initiative. The intensive 13-day expert...
Georgian ICT Companies Connect with Estonian and Latvian Counterparts in the B2B Exchange Event
Georgian ICT companies connect with Estonian and Latvian counterparts in EU4Business B2B exchange event
Georgia
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05/06/2019
Georgian ICT companies had an opportunity to meet leading counterparts from Estonia and Latvia at an International ICT B2B Exchange event in Tbilisi on 5 June, supported by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and the EU4Business initiative. The event was organised jointly by Georgia’s Innovations and Technology Agency (GITA), Enterprise Georgia, the ‘SME Development and...
The Road Map of Ukrainian berries sector development: official presentation
The Road Map of Ukrainian berries sector development: official presentation
Ukraine
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31/05/2019
On 5 June 2019, the International Trade Centre (ITC) within the framework of the European Union funded project “Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade – an EU for business initiative” will present the Road Map of Ukrainian berries sector development during the events of the largest agricultural exhibition in Ukraine and Eastern Europe – AGRO 2019, to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine. This presentation will...
Project to Enhance Financial Inclusion and Accountability in Georgia, supported by the European Union and the World Bank
New project to enhance financial inclusion and accountability in Georgia
Georgia
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30/05/2019
The European Union pledges €4.5 million through the Georgia Financial Inclusion and Accountability project, which will be implemented by the World Bank. On 24th May the European Union (EU) and the World Bank launched the Georgia Financial Inclusion and Accountability (FIA) project, at an event held at Tbilisi Marriott Hotel. The project is designed to support ambitious second-generation reforms...