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Achievements after 1 year…

Dirk Vantyghem,Chair, Executive Committee

Brussels, 8 June 2009



© ANIMA-Invest in Med 2009

Objectives of the programmeFacilitate FDI and business in the Mediterranean

By making Med a safe and attractive destination

Develop sustainable partnerships between the two rims of the Mediterranean Euro-Med enterprises developing north-south and

south-south synergies

Develop a new economic networking cooperation model between Public and private organisations from EU and Med Stakeholders of Mediterranean Business Development

Budget 12 million€ /3 years (75% financed by the EC) Beneficiary countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan,

Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia

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A unique consortium: MedAlliance

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Programme subventionné par / Programme funded

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Governance


Executive Committe

Management Team (Marseille)

In Med Board

In Med Alliance/Network



Technical approach Selection of high potential niches for Mediterranean

countries, with specific focus E.g. Agro-food

Demand driven: Every eligible partner can submit initiatives, using various intruments proposed by in med Studies, workshops, technical assistances, staff exchange, B2B,

etc. in med lauches around 15 initiatives per semester

Central Actions: strategic/complementary actions implemented through the consortium

•Organic agriculture•Cereals •Horticulture•Med products (olive oil)•Catering (tourism, airlines)•Cooked recipes •Fisheries etc.

Transversal topics•Privatisation/concession•Access to business from diasporas, youth, women…•Franchise•Branding, image•Acces to finance etc.

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Operational impact after 1 yearResults

34 operations fully completed in Year 1; 120 in progress Via 4 BtoB meetings, 825 appointments organised, 30 deals 778 Med FDI or partnerships identified in 2008, >200 in

2009Partners, network mobilisation

Numerous contacts and projects with around 100 different organisations in the Euro-Med area

100 partners involved, 1/3rd as initiative leaders Well balanced CCI –IPA –BizFed participation

Over 2,000 participants associated in the various events 270 trainees so far (MedAcademy), 90% satisfied

Audience 117 articles quoting Invest in Med Over 2.5 million readers /auditors 113 600 downloads of Invest in Med studies or documents



31 initiatives Round 1 (launched)

Med-Water (Addressing Med water challenges)

Med Industrial Partnerships I (North-South SME industrial companionship)

Med-Sustain (Partners for sustainable development)

Med-Biz (Reinforcing the services to members by Enterprise federations)

Med-Franchise (Development of franchise for women)

E-3m (ICT Maghreb Forum) Novel Euromed Post Services

(Money transfers & hybrid post) Med-Women Entrepreneurship

(Intégrales maghrébines de l’investissement)

Med-Tracking (Follow-up of containers and maritime logistics )

PLATO Egypt (Mentorship programme for SME managers)

Agroalimed (Bilateral co-operation on agrifood)

Med-Zones (Best practices for industrial zone development)

Med-Energy (Development of renewable energy)

Round 2 (selection) Mag-Trace (Agrifood safety and traceability in the

Maghreb) TexTechMed (Interconnections on technical textile) Med Industrial Partnerships II (Companionship and

coaching) Start-up International (Mediterranean network for

young entrepreneurs) BestMed (Tourism value-added niches in the Med.) MovieMed (Marketing the Med cinema industry) Etinet (Euromed tourist investment network) Building insulation in Maghreb (Energy savings) Regional investment attraction guide (Template

investor guide for an Algerian region) MedFinance (Guide on public financing for companies) PaperMed (Mechanical equipment for paper

industries) Med-IT (Events and partnerships in the ICT field) Furnish from Mashreq (Develop furniture concepts

and exports) Young Entrepreneurs (Support to Maghreb emerging

companies) Business Networks (Setting & management of

industrial clusters) Batimed (Construction partnerships between Poland

and Maghreb) EnviroFoodTec (Smart food processing and water

waste treatment in Med countries) Tech Fruits and Vegetables (Events and

partnerships for fresh agrifood sector)


Documents

Www.invest-in-med.eu Achievements after 1 year… Dirk Vantyghem, Chair, Executive Committee Brussels, 8 June 2009