DITA DANIELA DRONE, Business Broker, UNDP Black Sea Trade and Investment Promotion Programme - Existing Cooperation Initiatives in the Black Sea Basin

1. Existing Cooperation Initiatives in the Black Sea
Basin
&
Building Sustainability
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3. 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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4. Programme Methodology
Untapped Black Sea Intra Regional
Trade and Investment potential
Identification of Black Sea Intra-Regional
Trade and Investment potential
Partnership with Black Translating the potential into Identification of constraints
Sea National/Regional Black Sea Regional Trade and hampering intra-Black Sea
Business Support Investment promotion events Trade & Investment
Institutions
Black Sea Partnership with Black
Intra-regional Sea Sub-regional
trade & investment organizations to address
links generated constraints
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5. USD 96 BILLION
THE INTRA-REGIONAL BUSINESS POTENTIAL IN THE
BLACK SEA REGION
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6. THIS IS A PRIVATE SECTOR DRIVEN
PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTED
IN COOPERATION WITH
THE LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
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7. UNDP BSTIP programme components
INTRA-REGIONAL INTRA-REGIONAL GREEN ENERGY
CAPACITY
INVESTMENT TRADE & CLIMATE
BUILDING
PROMOTION PROMOTION CHANGE
SUPPORTING THE REGIONAL
COOPERATION PROCESS IN
THE BLACK SEA
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8. Sectors Maintained
1. Packaging
2. Agriculture
3. Business Services
4. Tourism and Related Services
5. Construction materials
6. ICT Services
7. Logistic Services
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8. Wine
9. Climate Change and Green Energy
10. “Nexus” Business Brokerage
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9. 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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10. Current Activities
Agro-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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11. Current Activities
Agro-Logistics
 Targeted to:  technology providers,
 logistics providers,  equipment manufacturers,
 agricultural manufacturers,  exporters/importers,
 processing companies,  freight-forwarding companies,
 ports,  certifying bodies
Trade Facilitation
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12. Current Activities
Agro-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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13. Current Activities
Nexus 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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14. Current Activities
Nexus 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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15. 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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16. Wider Europe: Aid for Trade
Regions in focus:
 Western CIS: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine;
 South Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia;
 Central Asia
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17. Current interventions in ARM, GEO
MDA, UKR
Armenia Georgia Moldova Ukraine
Capacity development on Facilitation of trade & Identification of capacity Capacity development for
trade related issues investment promotion development needs SMEs
Strengthening capacities of Promotion of trade services Strengthening capacities Capacity development for
TMIC (tourism) through training/seminars local authorities
Enhancing capacities of Promotion of trade in Promotion of new
Trade analysis
local SME’s agriculture technologies in the sector
Development of Advisory support to
Transfer of best practices at
professional skills in the Government on trade policy
a regional level
labour force development
Provision of business Participation to
development services fairs/exhibitions abroad
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18. UNDP
Trade Promotion Programs
Albania:
1. Enhancing regional Trade and attracting new investment to
Albania;
Armenia:
1. Support to SME Development
2. Regional project - Aid for Trade
Azerbaijan: No such projects in portfolio.
Bulgaria: UNDP office closed as of 2012
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19. UNDP
Trade Promotion Programs
Georgia:
1. Regional project - Aid for Trade
2. 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
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20. UNDP
Trade Promotion Programs
Russia: No such projects in portfolio.
Serbia: No such projects in portfolio.
Turkey:
Ukraine: Regional project - Aid for Trade
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21. BSTIP and Aid for Trade
Similarities
 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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22. Thank you!
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23. Investment Climate for BSEC
Characteristics of Economies
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
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