Public Private Partnerships A Dutch example Ellen Visser - EVD EastAgri Annual Meeting 2006.

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Public Private Partnerships A Dutch example Ellen Visser - EVD EastAgri Annual Meeting 2006

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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 informationwebsites, magazines, advisory services

• Market orientationseminars, missions, trade fairs, market scans, match making

• Financial supportprogrammes for international business and cooperation

• Holland promotionwebsite, 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

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

PSOM Countries

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

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

Cheese in Kazakhstan