Europe / CIS

EIB - Technical Assistance Programme to various EIB Microfinance Operations in Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia (ENTAFI)

Background

The DCFTA Initiative East Facility aims at supporting economic growth and employment-generating activities in Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, via promotion of responsible financial inclusion of lower income populations and encouraging entrepreneurship across the region. It comprises customised technical assistance to counterpart Financial Institutions in these three countries.

Objective

Introduction of self-regulation system to Kyrgyzstan Microfinance sector

Objective:

The objective of this assignment is to provide advisory and expert support of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, Association of Microfinance Institutions (AMFI) and other parties involved on the functioning and implementation of the Self-regulatory organization (SRO) institution.

Results:

German-Ukrainian Agrarian Policy Dialogue

Overall objective: Ukraine's agricultural policy makes an increased contribution to the promotion of sustainable and competitive agriculture and the integrated development of rural areas.

Project objective: Policy-makers as well as experts and managers in the Ukrainian and German agricultural sectors have a growing mutual understanding of key agricultural policy issues. Transferred know-how finds its way into political decision-making processes.

Kurzzeitfachkraft (m/w/d) Humanitäre Hilfe/Nothilfe - Schwerpunkt Ukraine-Krise

AFC führt seit Januar 2016 das Projekt "Agritrade" in der Ukraine durch. Ziel des Projektes ist es, staatliche und privatwirtschaftliche Strukturen der Agrar- und Ernährungsbranche in der Ukraine für den weiteren Ausbau der Handelsbeziehungen im Rahmen des DCFTA zu stärken.

Förderung der Berufsausbildung an landwirtschaftlichen Colleges in der Ukraine

Der landwirtschaftliche Sektor hat traditionell eine hohe Bedeutung für die ukrainische Volkswirtschaft. Bedingt durch positive Boden- und Klimaverhältnisse und durch die gesetzten politischen Rahmenbedingungen erreichte der Agrarsektor 1990 einen Anteil am Bruttosozialprodukt (BSP) von rund 25%.

Nach dem Zusammenbruch der Sowjetunion im Jahre 1990 und bedingt durch den immensen Strukturwandel nahm die landwirtschaftliche Produktion kontinuierlich ab und erreichte im Jahr 2006 einen Tiefpunkt mit nur noch 7,5 % Anteil am BSP.

Technical Cooperation with Albania

The BMZ-funded TC module on rural development "Sustainable Development in Rural Areas in Albania", implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH since January 2019.

The TC module applies an integrated approach on rural development with a focus on agriculture and rural tourism.

The TC module works in four fields of interventions (Outputs) so that:

Promotion of Sustainable Economic Development in Kyrgyzstan

German-Ukrainian Cooperation in Organic Agriculture (COA) – Phase II

Development objective: The Ukrainian organic agriculture sector has expanded and the quality of the produce has improved.

Project objective: Competencies and institutional structures for the advanced development of organic agriculture have been enhanced.

German-Kazakh Agricultural Dialogue (APD Kazakhstan)

The legal and institutional frameworks for the further development of a sustainable agricultural sector are improved at various levels. Instruments for the technical implementation are available.

Politically leaders as well as professional and managerial staff in the German and Kazakh agriculture sector have a growing mutual understanding in central questions concerning agricultural policy. Transferred know-how is included into political decision-making processes.

Ukraine_Institutional and Policy Reform for Smallholder Agriculture

The project will support ongoing policy and institutional reforms in Ukraine’s Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) sector based on an approved strategic action plan and the association agreement between the EU and the government of Ukraine.