Many countries and regions need to expand their markets to be able to benefit from globalisation. Joining the World Trade Organisation, or setting up and trading with regional trading blocs, have become important routes to economic prosperity. The development of small businesses, building up institutions, restructuring industries, etc, are all safe paths to develop and reach that economic prosperity.
Based on these facts AESA Economic Development Department has refined its specialisation in designing and implementing complex, multidisciplinary projects to support such changes. AESA Economic Development Department can help private enterprises increase their competitiveness and sustainability, and works with governments and public bodies to improve their institutional capacity and develop effective policies in the three majors sub-sectors:
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Trade Development and Regional Integration
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Private Sector Development
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Regional Development
We provide governments, other public institutions, and private enterprises with short, medium, and long-term assistance in preparing and implementing competitiveness related strategies in the following sub – sectors:
Trade development, investment promotion and Regional Economic Integration
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Design and implementation of trade development and investment promotion projects
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Trade and foreign investment policies and advice to executing bodies for policy implementation
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Skill development for the negotiation, design and implementation of trade agreements
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Removal of technical barriers to trade, support in implementing the SPS agreements
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Strategic design for economic environment and business growth
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WTO accession
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Trade Policy and Regulations/ Enabling Environment
Regional development
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Inter-regional co-operation, regional development policy
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Local development
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Structural funds
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Cross border cooperation
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Training
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Monitoring and evaluation
Private Sector Development
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Enabling environment
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Strengthening sector productive capacities (incl. industrial upgrade)
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Business innovation
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Business development services (incl. entrepreneurship programmes for start-ups)
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Business partnerships and Investment facilitation
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Financial sector
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Corporate social responsibility, inclusive/sustainable business
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Cross-cutting issues (SME, tourism, value chains, cultural industries)
