Centre for the Development of Enterprise. Business Development Services for the ACP Private Sector APRIL

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1 Centre for the Development of Enterprise Business Development Services for the ACP Private Sector APRIL

2 CDE Centre for the Development of Enterprise An institution of the ACP Group and the EU under the Cotonou Agreement Supports the sustainable development of the ACP private sector Financed by the European Development Fund (EDF) 2

3 CDE in brief 3

4 Eligible Beneficiaries Private Sector enterprises Enterprises in the creation, expansion, diversification or restructuring phase in the ACP countries Enterprises must have promising prospects for financial and economic viability as well as a positive development impact Private Sector Intermediary Organizations Professional associations, federations, technical centres, investment promotion bodies, development finance institutions, etc. Service Providers ACP consultants and consulting firms 4

5 through Programmes CDE intervenes Increasingly, CDE interventions are being undertaken within the framework of Programmes (2/3 of the budget) Cluster approach grouped assistance through ad hoc Assistance In response to individual requests and prospective investors Priority sectors: manufacturing agro industry and commercial farming fisheries forestry mining and construction tourism transport and other related services E:\CDE Communication\P... mines etc\0041.jpg 5

6 Key eligibility criteria Private sector SMEs legally established in an ACP country Net assets of at least 80,000 or annual sales of min. 250,000 Maximum net assets : 10 m If new enterprise/ investment project: same amounts of investments, turnover Commitment from beneficiary to contribute at least one third of the expenditures eligible for assistance Compliance with international codes of good conduct (working conditions and environmental impact) 6

7 CDE Support during 7

8 PROGRAMMES Sustainable Forestry Promotion of Aquaculture Tourism Processing of cereals, fruit and vegetables Competitiveness Enhancement Maintenance in the Infrastructure Sector (Roads & Water) ICT Information and Communication Technologies Energy 8

9 Context SFM is based on environmentally, socially beneficial and economically viable management of forests for present and future generations The world market for timber and wood products is more and more geared towards certified products from SFM Target countries have significant sustainable forest resources Global Objective Develop Sustainable Forest Management (SFM), downstream processing and export Specific Objectives Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and Downstream Processing Increase Sustainable Forest Management Increase production and marketing of timber from SFM, including promotion of certification Improve productivity and downstream processing of value added products Promote regional trade and cooperation; increase export capacity Sector Programmes Wood Sector 9

10 Inland Aquaculture Context The fisheries of the African continent provide vital contributions to the nutrition and food of 200 million people, and involve 10 million persons Global Objective Increase the industrial and semi industrial fish farming production of the continental African countries. Specific Objectives Increase fish farming production by private companies Increase and improve fish feed production Create a national and regional network of aquaculture expertise Promote local, regional and international trade Sector Programmes Fish Sector 10

11 Context Subcontracting and Maintenance in the Infrastructure Sector Roads are essential for economic development Lack of maintenance has high cost Transfer of road building and management to private agencies Need of capacity building to SME contractors Global Objective Contribute to the improvement and maintenance of the African road network through involvement of SMEs Specific Objectives Increase capacity of SMEs specialised in road building and maintenance Promote sub contracting and partnership with EU companies Support professional organisations Develop capacity of engineering firms Sector Programmes Infrastructure Sector: maintenance 11

12 HUMAN RESOURCES FINANCIAL RESOURCES at Headquarters in Brussels Directorate Operations department Administration department in the ACP regions RFO : Regional Field Offices in each ACP region National antennae Specialized correspondents (sector and financial specialists) in Europe Operational correspondents in the institutions of the EU Network Mobilization of EU Enterprises and Intermediary Organizations European Development Fund (EDF) Third parties Other programmes Development finance institutions (EIB, EDFI group etc.) 12

13 Potentials for EU private sector involvement enterprises as investors as technical and trading partners consulting firms as service providers general business development services engineering, marketing, sector specific expertise intermediary organisations (chambers, associations, professional institutes etc.) for programme support; grouped activities, missions, workshops etc.; for twinning and partnership with ACP intermediaries

14 CONTACTS Regional Offices West Africa: Dakar (Senegal) Mr Gaston Baganzicaha Central Africa: Opening in 2010 Eastern Africa: Nairobi (Kenya) Southern Africa: Gaborone (Botswana) Mr Farai Majuru Mr Sid Boubekeur Caribbean: Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Mr Patrick Keene Pacific: Opening in 2010 Headquarters Brussels Valérie de Oliveira Head of Communication & Public relations CDE website: 14