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Existing Cooperation Initiatives in the Black Sea Basin

&Building Sustainability

Dita Daniela Drone, Business Broker

Black Sea Trade & Investment Promotion ProgramUNDP BSTIP PMO Athens, Greece

Chisinau, Moldova18-19 September 2012

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What is BSTIP UNDP: The Implementer

Governments of Greece and Turkey: Primary Donors

BSEC and BSEC BC: Supporting Partners, Sponsors

Beneficiaries:

Enterprises

Business Support Organizations

Government Ministries and Agencies across BSEC Countries

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Programme MethodologyUntapped Black Sea Intra

Regional Trade and Investment potential

Identification of Black Sea Intra-Regional Trade and Investment

potential

Translating the potential into Black Sea Regional Trade and Investment

promotion events

Black Sea Intra-regional

trade & investment links

generated

Partnership with Black Sea National/Regional

Business Support Institutions

Identification of constraints hampering intra-Black Sea Trade &

Investment

Partnership with Black Sea Sub-regional organizations to

address constraints

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USD 96 BILLION

THE INTRA-REGIONAL BUSINESS POTENTIAL IN THE

BLACK SEA REGION

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THIS IS A PRIVATE SECTOR DRIVEN PROGRAMME

IMPLEMENTED

IN COOPERATION WITH

THE LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

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UNDP BSTIP programme components

INTRA-REGIONAL

TRADE PROMOTION

INTRA-REGIONAL

INVESTMENT PROMOTION

GREEN ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE

SUPPORTING THE REGIONAL COOPERATION PROCESS IN THE BLACK

SEA

CAPACITY BUILDING

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Sectors Maintained 1. Packaging2. Agriculture3. Business Services 4. Tourism and Related Services5. Construction materials6. ICT Services7. Logistic Services

+8. Wine9. Climate Change and Green Energy10. “Nexus” Business Brokerage

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Current activities

B2B forums continued in ICT, tourism and logistics sectors

‘Practical Application’ of investment promotion trainings and investment days

Trainings with business associations in specific areas of knowledge

Business Brokerage Programme Nexus

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Current ActivitiesAgro-Logistics

November 23, 2012 Istanbul Congress Center

In the framework of the Southeast Europe Business Forum

Format: Pre-scheduled B2B meetings

Aim: To find new clients, have face-to-face meetings, discuss business opportunities, transfer know-how and network.

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Current ActivitiesAgro-Logistics

Targeted to: logistics providers, agricultural manufacturers, processing companies, ports, technology providers, equipment manufacturers, exporters/importers, freight-forwarding companies, certifying bodies

Trade Facilitation

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Current ActivitiesAgro-Logistics

Objectives: Improvement of market access &

management capability for agriculture-food trade and agro-logistics supply chain.

Reduction of trade transaction cost and increasing speed & predictability by simplifying trade transaction procedures

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Current ActivitiesNexus Business Brokerage

Nexus = Program which capitalizes on experience accumulated from 5 years of BSTIP activities, the obtained knowledge and resources.

Eligible countries and sectors: all BSTIP countries and business sectors

Aim: The aim is to support the business entities from the region to overcome the internal barriers that hinder their development and compatibility.

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Current ActivitiesNexus Business Brokerage

Nexus Offers One Stop Business Services:

Special online database-matrix

Networking events

One-to-one business support

Information on access to finance opportunities.

Information of regional activities

Consulting services

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Future of BSTIP

Be sufficiently flexible to adapt to new opportunities and market demands

Assist enterprises and associations to understand the value of international trade and sustainable business

Stimulate actual transactions

Provide services other than events

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Wider Europe: Aid for Trade

Regions in focus:

Western CIS: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine;

South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia;

Central Asia

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Current interventions in ARM, GEO, MDA, UKR

Armenia Georgia Moldova Ukraine

       

Capacity development on

trade related issues

Facilitation of trade & investment

promotion

Identification of capacity

development needs

Capacity development for

SMEs

Strengthening capacities of TMIC

Promotion of trade services (tourism)

Strengthening capacities through training/seminars

Capacity development for local authorities

Enhancing capacities of local SME’s

Promotion of trade in agriculture

Promotion of new technologies in the

sectorTrade analysis

Development of professional skills in

the labour force

Transfer of best practices at a regional level

Advisory support to Government on

trade policy development

Provision of business development

services

Participation to fairs/exhibitions

abroad

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Albania: 1. Enhancing regional Trade and attracting new

investment to Albania;

Armenia: 2. Support to SME Development 3. Regional project - Aid for Trade

Azerbaijan: No data available

Bulgaria: UNDP office closed as of 2012

UNDP Trade Promotion Programs

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Georgia:1. Regional project - Aid for Trade2. Batumi Business Incubator (BBI) established. 3. Trade Promotion Centre (TPC) established

Greece: no UNDP country office present

Moldova: Regional project - Aid for Trade;

Romania: Establishment and Development of Business Incubators

UNDP Trade Promotion Programs

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Russia: No such projects in portfolio.

Serbia: No such projects in portfolio.

Turkey:

Ukraine: Regional project - Aid for Trade

UNDP Trade Promotion Programs

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BSTIP and Aid for TradeSimilarities

Focused on trade

Active in 4 of the same countries

Provide technical assistance

Cooperation opportunities

Offer shared events for both beneficiaries

Offer ‘off-the-shelf’ AfT activities to our

beneficiaries

Co-funded joint activities

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Thank you!

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Investment Climate for BSEC

Diverse characteristics in the region:

Three countries (RUS, TUR and GRC) account for 4/5 of BSEC economic output

Smaller states are more outward orientated than larger countries

AZE, GRC, ROM, RUS & TUR account for over 80% of inward foreign investment stock; Notably large FDI outward stock from RUS

Characteristics of Economies