Ukraine Sector Competitiveness Strategy Project: Workstreams
Access to Finance for Agribusiness SMEsUnlocking access to finance is one of the main challenges to improve the competitiveness of the agribusiness sector in Ukraine. Despite accounting for more than half of the country’s agricultural output, agribusinesses SMEs do not have enough access to credit lines in order to finance working capital and investment. While increasing financing mechanisms could ease access to finance from the supply-side, demand-side challenges also limit the financing opportunities of agribusiness SMEs. The OECD is developing recommendations to support agribusiness SMEs’ ability to access more and better quality finance through improved financial knowledge and skills. Past meetings and events include: Workshop on Agricultural Investment Policies of Ukraine, May 2015 Fifth Working Group meeting on Access to Finance for Agribusiness SMEs, February 2015 / Ukrainian version Fourth Working Group meeting on Access to Finance for Agribusiness SMEs, October 2014 / Ukrainian version Third Working Group meeting on Financing SMEs in Agribusiness , June 2014 / Ukrainian version Study visit to Trento, Italy: One-week Capacity Building, October 2013 / Ukrainian version Second Working Group meeting on Access to Finance for Agribusiness SMEs, July 2013 / Ukrainian version First Working Group meeting, focus on Agribusiness, March 2013 / Ukrainian version
Skills Development for AgribusinessEnhancing skills in Ukraine’s agribusiness sector is a key policy priority to improve productivity and attract more domestic and foreign investment. Mismatches between the private sector’s needs and available skills in the labour market ultimately hinder domestic and foreign investment in the sector. Currently the role of the public sector in Ukraine’s education system is dominant with little involvement from the private sector. The OECD is developing recommendations to help bridge the skills gap in the agribusiness sector through the establishment of internship schemes. Past meetings and events include: Study Visit to AgroSup Dijon, France: One-week Capacity Building, May 2015 Fifth Working Group meeting on Skills Development in Agribusiness, February 2015 / Ukrainian version Fourth Working Group meeting on Skills Development in Agribusiness, October 2014/ Ukrainian version OECD Study Visit to Lviv Oblast, September 2014 Third Working Group meeting on Skills Development for Agribusiness, June 2014 / Ukrainian version Study visit to Trento, Italy: One-week Capacity Building, October 2013 / Ukrainian version Second Working Group meeting on Skills Development for Agribusiness, July 2013 / Ukrainian version First Working Group meeting, focus on Agribusiness, March 2013 / Ukrainian version
Investment Policy for Renewable Energies, focus on biomassWith a vast resource potential, Ukraine is a very promising renewable energy market. This is especially true for biomass produced from Ukraine’s abundant forestry and agricultural residues, which remain largely untapped. However, energy production from biomass sources faces a number of administrative barriers that hamper the attractiveness of the sector to further investment. The OECD is providing assistance to the Government of Ukraine to formulate suggestions on the priority areas for action for improving investment procedures and the regulatory environment in renewable energies, with a focus on biomass investment in Ukraine. Past meetings and seminars include: Study visit to Denmark: One-week Capacity Building, April 2015 Fifth Working Group meeting on Renewable Energy, February 2015 / Ukrainian version Fourth Working Group meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, October 2014 / Ukrainian version Third Working Group meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, June 2014 / Ukrainian version Seminar on Enhancing Investment in Renewable Energy, September 2013 / Ukrainian version Second Working Group meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, July 2013 / Ukrainian version First Working Group meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, March 2013 / Ukrainian version
Regulations for Private Sector Development in Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)Given the current energy challenges faced by Ukraine, and in line with previous OECD recommendations, energy efficiency is a key area for Ukraine to increase industrial competitiveness, improve its energy intensity activities and effectively contribute to reduce its energy dependence. The OECD is developing recommendations to foster the development of the energy efficiency market and enhance the regulatory framework for energy service companies (ESCOs) in Ukraine. The OECD will provide assistance to the government of Ukraine to formulate suggested actions for these recommendations, and will provide capacity building. Past meetings and seminars include: Second Focus Group Session on Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) in Ukraine, September 2015 / Ukrainian version Working Group meeting on Energy Efficiency, June 2015 / Ukrainian version Denmark Study visit, April 2015 April 2015 Focus Group Session on Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) in Ukraine, March 2015 / Ukrainian version Working Group meeting on Energy Efficiency, February 2015 / Ukrainian version Fourth Working Group meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, October 2014 / Ukrainian version Third Working Group meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, June 2014 / Ukrainian version Second Working Group meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, July 2013 / Ukrainian version First Working Group meeting on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, March 2013 / Ukrainian version |
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