Trade and SMEs

GSDO implements a range of technical assistance and evaluation projects in trade and SMEs around the world, helping the SMEs grow by streamlining corporate and trade legislation, and by providing them with access to export markets, standardisation and small-scale credits and soft loans. We support the creation of business clusters and the dissemination of innovative practices in the private sector.

Recent projects are:

• Identification and Formulation of the Project/Programme "Small and Medium Enterprise Sector in Ukraine – Eliminating barriers for growth"
• Identification of a Programme of projects for Private Sector Development in the ENPI South 2013-2016
• Study for Innovative Flagship Projects Programme, ACP
• Mid-Term Evaluation of the Food Safety – Capacity Building on Residue Control Project
• Final Evaluation of the Banking Sector Support Programme II (BSSP II), Syria
• Development of the Terms of Reference for the Component on "FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS PROMOTION in Sevastopol of the programme "Support to the Joint Cooperation Initiative in Crimea", Ukraine
• Evaluation of Regional Economic Integration Programmes: Mid-term Regional Organizations (ROC) 16 and Final ROC 9 and 10, ECOWAS
• Evaluation of EC support to private sector development in Turkey
• Technical Assistance to Analyse the Options for the Exit Strategy of SELP II Project, Turkey