Ninety-nine per cent of all enterprises in Kosovo are SMEs. With unemployment levels of 43 per cent and the youngest population in Europe Kosovo is …
Supporting SMEs in Kosovo
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Local Enterprise Facility: Helping to shape the ideal private sector in Serbia
An expertise in mechanical engineering and a garage as a workshop – that’s all Serbian brothers Vladimir and Nikola Lazarević had when they started to …
More than Money: Bringing business advisory services to SMEs in FYR Macedonia
For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in FYR Macedonia, responsible for more than 75% of employment in the country, overcoming problems of low productivity and …
Marine Biosafety Initiative: tackling the economic and ecologic threat of ballast water
Until the 1990s, the Black Sea coast was a successful fishing ground for anchovies, but suddenly fishermen found their trawlers’ nets empty. The lack of …
Tough as Nails: supporting Turkish businesswomen with access to finance
Handan Ilkoz is used to people’s surprise when they learn that this smiling, softly-spoken woman runs a construction business. Her company, Izodem Construction Isolation, trades …
Albania’s recycling pioneer
From an unprepossessing industrial site on the outskirts of the port city of Duerres, local entrepreneur Bardhyl Balteza is transforming Albanian society. Balteza and his …
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