NMAC: Modernisation project
The most persistent bottleneck in North Macedonia’s economic development is the low productivity of businesses resulting in their limited capacity to offer decent jobs. Switzerland, through its Modernisation Project (MP) will tackle this by supporting the development of an ecosystem for businesses to modernize. Using business diagnostics to identify productivity bottlenecks will enable businesses to invest strategically in modernisation, leading to increased productivity, improved environmental efficiency and decent jobs.
| Land/Region | Thema | Periode | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Nordmazedonien |
Beschäftigung & Wirtschaftsentwicklung
KMU Förderung
Gewerbeunterstützung & Wirtschaftszugang |
01.04.2022
- 31.10.2028 |
CHF 3’593’195
|
- Consultancies have the capacities and tools to diagnose businesses and offer tailored and comprehensive services and solutions.
- Businesses have access to resources for business modernisation.
- Business associations proactively support consultancies and businesses to enhance the uptake of consultancy services.
- Businesses associations proactively engage with consultancies and businesses to enhance the uptake of financial products for modernization.
- Andere internationale oder ausländische NGO Norden
- Swisscontact
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Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD INDUSTRIE
BUSINESS & OTHER SERVICES
Sub-Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD Förderung kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen (KMU)
Services et institutions de soutien commerciaux
Unterstützungsform Auftrag mit treuhänderischer Mittelverwaltung
Projektnummer 7F10245
| Hintergrund | North Macedonia currently stands at 42% of EU27 GDP per capita (EUR 6`620) and with the current growth pace it will need decades to reach European standard. The key structural barrier for growth of the economy is low productivity of the businesses, which in return are unable to offer decent jobs leaving 1/3 of the population at risk of poverty. Both the lack of know-how and expertise of SMEs, coupled with lack of experts offering proper business diagnostics to effectively identify the bottlenecks prevent an increasing productivity. The increased outmigration due to lack of decent jobs puts an additional pressure to businesses that struggle for workforce. With such stalemate situation, the full potential of the private sector to boost growth and create decent jobs remains locked in. |
| Ziele | Modernised businesses, by enhancing productivity and supporting green transformation, contribute to more sustainable economic growth and creation of decent jobs. |
| Zielgruppen | MP will work through businesses, consultancies, anchor companies and business associations. The primary target group that will benefit from the interventions of the project are the small and medium sized businesses with potential for growth. The end beneficiaries of the MP, who will ultimately benefit from generating decent employment opportunities, are the employees with focus on women and youth, especially outside of the capital. |
| Mittelfristige Wirkungen |
Outcome 1: Businesses strategically invest to increase their productivity and improve environmental efficiency. Outcome 2: Strong and responsive business associations engage with consultancies and businesses to enhance modernization. |
| Resultate |
Erwartete Resultate: Resultate von früheren Phasen: Decent employment remains a significant challenge and low productivity is one of the key factors limiting the creation of decent jobs. Low productivity of businesses is primarily a result of obsolete technology and weak management practices, further hampered by shrinking workforce. Businesses lack capabilities to properly identify and prioritize their bottlenecks (business diagnostics), which often results with ineffective investments. Ultimately the findings of the pilot intervention on business diagnostics show that MP should focus on educating the market, building local consultancies’ capacity, ensuring competitive pricing, and establishing robust follow-up mechanisms. With these elements in place, business diagnostics could become a powerful tool for driving sustainable growth and transformation of the businesses in North Macedonia. |
| Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt |
DEZA |
| Projektpartner |
Vertragspartner Internationale oder ausländische NGO Schweizerische Non-Profit-Organisation Umsetzungspartner
SwissContact
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| Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren |
SDC: Increasing Market Employability, Education for Employment, Groundwater Management Use and Protection Programme, Parliament Support Programme. SECO: SIPPO, SwissEP, Light Manufacturing Other: USAID, EU Delegation, SIDA, EBRD, The World Bank Group, Fund for Innovation and Technological Development, Development Bank of North Macedonia; |
| Budget | Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF 3’593’195 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF 905’917 Projekttotal seit Anfangsphase Schweizer Beitrag CHF 704’658 Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF 12’193’195 |
