With EU funding under EU4Business, the EBRD this week launched Trade Ready in Georgia – a new trade support initiative aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working to improve their competitiveness to succeed in international markets...
EU4BUSINESS IN GEORGIA
SMEs play a significant role in Georgia’s economy, accounting for over 40% of employment, but are still struggling to scale up their operations. EU4Business supports the government's ambitious plan to reform and improve the business environment. Its programmes boost SME growth by improving their access to finance and new markets as well as targeting women entrepreneurs and projects in green energy. SMEs looking to make the most of Georgia’s Free Trade Agreement with the EU can also get financial and technical help to adapt to EU standards and to move into foreign markets.
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Events
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25/10/2018 to 26/10/2018
News/Press
The international Trade Centre is organising the participation of 32 agro-processing companies from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine in the SIAL International Food Exhibition in Paris on 21-25 October, within the framework of the EU4Business...
As part of Georgia’s ‘Year of Financial Literacy’, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has developed a financial education programme for micro and small enterprises together with the Development Facility of the European Fund for Southeast Europe (...
Success stories
Boxwood is one of the 11 companies that have come together with the aim of creating a unified cooperation platform of companies operating in Georgia’s ICT sector. George Keshelashvili, Executive Partner at Boxwood, believes this type of cooperation will be beneficial, both for the companies involved and the ICT sector as a whole, as the cluster will make it possible to address common challenges...
Innovative advisory project puts wine village of Mukhrani on the tourism map It is said that for agritourism to thrive, visitors need three things – something to see, something to do and something to buy. The charming village of Mukhrani, only a 30 kilometre drive from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, ticks all the boxes. Shrouded in greenery, it combines the history of the Georgian royal family with...
Georgia
22/08/2018
With funding from the European Union under its EU4Business initiative, EBRD - Advice for Small Businesses has helped a Georgian kitchen equipment manufacturer to improve performance and efficiency. Nerji LTD is the sole manufacturer of commercial kitchenware in Georgia, with over 600 corporate clients. Stainless steel fridges, freezers, ovens, grills and cupboards under the Nerji brand can be...