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- 1. „Enabling business with Europe“ GIZ EPA Implementation Support Project Robert Glass, Executive Project Manager 05/31/12 Seite
- 2. GIZ - EPA Implementation Support Project Objective: Relevant regional and national institutions contribute to a development friendly implementation of the CARIFORUM-EC EPA Comp. 1: Support for governmental implementation and Public-Private-Dialogue Comp. 2: Improve the business enabling environment for selected sectors (Main focus: Service related sectors) 05/31/12 05/31/12 Seite Page
- 3. Institutional landscape, or … “The juggernaut of EPA implementation” … CCLEC CROSQ CAHFSA CAIPA ITU/CTU … Advocacy, Lobbying, Policy CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum CARICOM_DR Business Forum Private sector operators Regional Manufacturers’ Harmonization CAN EPA Unit Association Integration CAMINO Coalition of Guidance Monitoring Service Ind. CSWA Small Business CASME Ass. CAIC NEPAIU Chamber of Commerce Capacity building, Training, Information Customs Bureau of … Dept. Standards MoA IPA MoT … 05/31/12 05/31/12 Seite Page
- 4. Business environment of a small/medium firm… “Uniqueness versus enabling environments” Factor … in Barbados … in Germany Customs procedure 3 to 5 days procedure Approaching one window policy, 24h EU27 = customs union Market size Local market Free product circulation within (280k population plus tourism) EU27 single market (320Mio pop.) Labor Free movement for limited selection of Free labor market for EU25 academic professionals in CC, not CF 5 year transition for Bulgaria and Romania Currency and financial Limited convertibility, regional transfer cost Euro zone (17 countries), no additional fees for flow 55USD per wire on either side transfer between member states Energy cost For commercial use higher than for Discount for commercial consumers, domestic users, incentive for RE reduced tax for fuel in agriculture & bio Transportation Import duty on all vehicles: 130% No import duty, VAT: 17%, plus VAT 19% Road tax for trailers on all highways For food producers - Food safety regime under dev. HACCP compulsory for all - CAHFSA under development producers/importers (consumer protection) Tax regime Simple progressive income tax Complex progressive income and commercial tax scheme (overreglated) 05/31/12 05/31/12 Seite Page
- 5. Institutional Strengthening and sustainability Advocacy of a business support organization: “Who pays the piper, calls the tune” Donors: Government: Poverty alleviation, - Policy advice Stakeholder dialogue, - Legal framework dev. Gender aspects, - Statistical data Ownership, etc. BSO / BMO Fee s Members: Business information, Training, Capacity building, Lobbying, Market access, etc. 05/31/12 05/31/12 Seite Page
- 6. Public Private Dialogue (PPD) as best practice: Area A expresses successful implementation. “Unity pays off, for the individual and for the region” : 05/31/12 05/31/12 Seite Page
- 7. Ongoing project activities TA for private sector development in selected sectors, in cooperation with Caribbean Capacity building for SME’s: „Export-Ready“ Program TA for the BIZCLIM funded CARIFORUM-EU Buisiness Forum 2012 (mission of 50 Exporters to the EU) TA for sustainable institutional development 05/31/12 05/31/12 Seite Page
- 8. Caribbean Export Dev Agency & GIZ: COMMON OBJECTIVES Enhancing Capacity building of BSOs to Enabling business to competitiveness of be more effective in exploit EPA firms in delivering export and opportunities CARIFORUM investment services to their countries members Capacitating BSOs to impact on SMEs to export STRATEGIC FIT & common OBJECTIVES Calls for: Joint Venture project on a 50/50 funding basis proposed exportREADY program 8 GEORG.VILLINGER@STW.DE
- 9. Tools towards reaching the objectives Enhancing Enabling competitiveness businesses to of firms in exploit EPA CARIFORUM opportunities countries Seminar 1: Seminar 3: Export Marketing Export Marketing training for SMEs in training for SMEs in Manufacturing Services sector Seminar 2: Seminar 4: Consulting/Coaching: CSIs ProNet ProNet supporting national training for SMEs in training for SMEs in Coalitions of Services Manufacturing Services sector Industry Capacity building of Capacitating BSOs to be more BSOs to impact effective in on SMEs to delivering export and export investment services to their members 9 GEORG.VILLINGER@STW.DE
- 10. ProNet for Manufacturers: Table of Content 10 GEORG.VILLINGER@STW.DE
- 11. Partnership: GIZ, Caribbean Export & BSOs SKILLS TRANSFER, RESOURCING and IMPACT Supporting SMEs by strenghtening BSO staff members Assistance, work to be done, etc. Assistance, work to be done, etc. amount of funding, Technical amount of funding, Technical other BSOs SMEs other BSOs DEVELOPMENT STAGE IMPLEMENTATION STAGE ROLL-OUT STAGE - Adaptation of material - Pilot training (Role Reversal - BSOs capacitated ToT-training) of trainers to impact on - Final adaptation SMEs - M&E 11 GEORG.VILLINGER@STW.DE
- 12. Challenges ahead: Multitude of agreements and regional overlap (CSME, CARICOM-DR, CAFTA-DR and other bilateral agreements) Private sector to define priorities and needs through PPD (Break the EPA down to a praxis related level...) Transformation of development needs into project formulation Ensure sustainability of developments on entrepreneur level Time is running: - transition periods are meant for adaptation - other EPA’s are being negotiated 05/31/12 05/31/12 Seite Page
- 13. Thank you for your attention. Contact: EPA Implementation Support Project C/O Caribbean Export Development Agency Hastings, Barbados Robert.Glass@giz.de Internet: www.giz.de 05/31/12 05/31/12 Seite Page