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The winners of the hackathon
Hackathon delivers innovative ideas for tourism development in Armenia
Armenia
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29/05/2019
With the support of the EU-SMEDA project, the second ‘Innovative ideas for tourism development in Armenia’ hackathon was held on 18-19 May 2019 in Vanadzor, organised by the Vanadzor Technology Centre (VTC), the Enterprise Incubator Foundation and Lori region’s administration in cooperation with the Tourism Committee of the Republic of Armenia. The hackathon aimed at promoting the tourism...
The OECD held in Baku the SBA Public-Private Reconciliation meeting on 16 May 2019.
Assessing the SME business environment in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
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27/05/2019
On 16 May, the OECD held a meeting in the Azerbaijani capital Baku to discuss the 2020 Small Business Act for Europe (SBA) Assessment, organised in the framework of the EU-funded project ‘ EU4Business: From Policies to Action ’. The Small Business Act for Europe (SBA) is an overarching framework for EU policy on SMEs. It aims to improve the approach to entrepreneurship in Europe, simplify the...
The DCFTA Initiative East Guarantee Facility provides loans for SMEs
DCFTA Facility issues 590 loans to SMEs in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, supporting over 20,000 jobs
24/05/2019
Five hundred and ninety loans have been issued for a total amount of €92 million in Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine under the DCFTA Initiative East Guarantee Facility which is implemented by the European Investment Bank (EIB) together with the European Investment Fund (EIF), and benefits from financial support from the European Union under the EU4Business Initiative. The first...
E-commerce training for textile and clothing SMEs in Belarus
Week-long e-commerce training for textile and clothing SMEs in Belarus
Belarus
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22/05/2019
Twenty-two textile and clothing SMEs from across Belarus took part in a week-long training on digital trade and exports held in Brest from May 13-17. The training was organised by the International Trade Centre, with the support of the Belarusian Fund for Financial Support to Entrepreneurs, within the framework of the ‘Eastern Partnership - Ready to Trade’ project, funded by the European Union as...
Support for local economic development in the Republic of Belarus
EU4Business project launches competition for local development business ideas in Belarus
Belarus
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22/05/2019
The UNDP and the Ministry of Economy of Belarus have launched a competition for business ideas as part of the EU4Business project ‘ Support for local economic development in the Republic of Belarus ’, funded by the European Union. The project is implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Economy, and runs for 36 months, from February 1, 2019...
New fruit drying technologies for stronger export growth
Best practices in fruit drying for stronger export growth
Armenia
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21/05/2019
On 20-21 May, Armenian entrepreneurs are learning about new technologies and trends in fruit drying at a two-day workshop in Yerevan. The training is organised by the International Trade Centre ‘Ready to Trade’ project, funded by the European Union, under the EU4Business initiative. The training aims to introduce Armenian dried fruit producers to advanced methods for fruit treatment before and...
The trainees at the Edelvika factory in Lutsk
Modern merchandising practices for Ukrainian textile and apparel companies: four-day training in Lutsk
Ukraine
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20/05/2019
On May 13-16 in Lutsk, a four-day training on merchandising in the textile and apparel industry took place, designed for Ukrainian export-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises. The workshop was carried out in the framework of the ‘Eastern Partnership: Ready to Trade’ project funded by the European Union as part of its EU4Businsess initiative, with the technical and logistical support of the...
Empowering Georgian hazelnut companies to trade more and better
Empowering Georgian hazelnut companies to trade more and better
Georgia
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20/05/2019
On 18-24 May, a consultant from the International Trade Centre is visiting Georgian hazelnut and dried fruit producers in Tbilisi and Zugdidi to determine and finalise individual strategies for companies to work with buyers from the European Union. A practical training is included as part of the visit. The visit and the training are organised by the International Trade Centre ‘Ready to Trade’...
Tbilisi Art Fair (TAF)
A new platform for development of Georgian contemporary product design is launched in TAF 2019
Georgia
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15/05/2019
Tbilisi Art Fair (TAF) this year will provide an opportunity to promote contemporary product design in Georgia as one of the directions of industrial design. An exhibition of the Georgian product design will open at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA Tbilisi) and will run through 19th of May. The exhibition is oganised under the Design Georgia brand with support from Enterprise Georgia, an agency...
Developing the export potential of the Ukrainian berries sector
ITC starts discussion on Road Map for Ukrainian berry sector development
Ukraine
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06/05/2019
The International Trade Centre on 25 April hosted a discussion in Kyiv on the development and implementation of a Road Map for export growth potential in the Ukrainian berries sector. The meeting was held in the framework of the EU4Business Ready to Trade project and brought together the State scientific and methodological centre of informational and analytical support of undergraduate...