Transcript Dia 1 - EastAgri

Public Private Partnerships
A Dutch example
Ellen Visser - EVD
EastAgri Annual Meeting 2006
EVD
• Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs for
international business and cooperation
• Implements programmes for:
– Ministries: Economic Affairs, Development
Cooperation, Education, Transport …
– European Union
EVD products and programmes
• Market information
websites, magazines, advisory services
• Market orientation
seminars, missions, trade fairs, market scans,
match making
• Financial support
programmes for international business and cooperation
• Holland promotion
website, magazines, Holland image projects
Financial support programmes
• International business
– Companies
– Markets
– Sectors
– Activities
• International cooperation
– for new and candidate EU-countries
– trust funds (EBRD, WB)
PSO(M)
• Programme for cooperation with emerging markets
(PSOM), for CEE countries formerly known as PSO
• Objectives:
– Stimulating sustainable economic development
– Promoting structural trade and investment relationships between
Netherlands and foreign companies
• Through cooperation between Dutch government, Dutch
business community and local business community
• Joint programme of Ministries of Economic Affairs ànd
Development Cooperation
PSOM Countries
Afghanistan
Turkey
Guatemala
Rwanda
Albania
Ukraine
India
Senegal
Armenia
Bangladesh
Indonesia
South-Africa
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Benin
Kenya
Sri Lanka
Bulgaria
Bolivia
Mali
Sudan
Georgia
Burkina Faso
Mongolia
Surinam
Kazachstan
Cape Verde
Mozambique
Tanzania
Macedonia
China
Nicaragua
Thailand
Moldova
Colombia
Pakistan
Uganda
Russia
Egypt
Pal. Authority
Yemen
Romenia
Ethiopia
Peru
Vietnam
Serbia-Montenegro
Ghana
Philippines
Zambia
Characteristics
• B2B programme (EUR 15 mln p/a)
– Commercially feasable projects, no commercial financing
possible
– Max. project budget: EUR 1.5 Million
– EVD grant: 50 - 100% (no loan!)
– Contract between EVD and Dutch company based on results
• B2G/G2G programme (EUR 10 mln p/a)
– Long term action plan for solving particular trade related issues
and strengthening specific sectors
– Several instruments
Results
• More than 800 projects since 1990 in CEE region
• Programme has been active in more than 20 CEE
countries
• Main sectors: agribusiness, industry, transport
• Spin off:
– Increase of turnover and investment (multiplier = 5)
– Increase of business contacts (>8)
– Sustainable employment
Future
• Political developments
– Focus on integrated use of instruments in long term action plans.
– Support of excellency in public private partnerships
– Focus on emerging markets and/or innovative sectors
• From grant to guarantee
• Forestry sector in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Introduction quality systems / adaptation to
EU-regulations
- 'Matching' Dutch furniture producers to Bosnian
companies
- Introduction of sustainable forestry management (FSC)
• Horticultural sector Croatia
- Strengthening organisational structure of farmers
- Training of producers' organisations
- Introduction quality systems / adaptation to EU-regulations
- Improvement market information systems
Production of rose rootstocks in
Bulgaria
Partners
• Eurogreen
• Odexim
PSOM project
• Construction of a packing station
• Training
Result
• Increase of turnover / improvement
market position
• Increase of employment in Bulgaria and
Netherlands
Kazachstan: kaas
Cheese in Kazakhstan
Companies
• Van den Heuvel Zuivelmachines
• Agrofirma
PSOM project
• Installation of cooling tanks and
cheese processing line
• Training
Results
• Strong market position in North
Kazakhstan ("presidential cheese")
• 1 million euro spin-off