Organic Trade 4 Development in Eastern Europe
01.01.2019
- 30.06.2024
The program aims at accelerating the market uptake of organic farming in Eastern Europe, Albania, Serbia, and Ukraine, by engaging in a partnership with the Swiss organic sourcing industry for the development of organic exports from the beneficiary countries and by fostering sustainable growth of the organic sector in line with IFOAM's vision 3.0.
Sustainable Cities Platform
01.12.2018
- 30.06.2024
The availability and quality of urban infrastructure and related services constitute an essential basis for enhancing competitiveness, reducing poverty and environmental and climate change impacts.
Residential Energy Efficiency in Ukraine, Phase III
01.05.2018
- 30.11.2021
The residential housing sector in Ukraine is the most significant end-user of energy. The project aims to reduce energy consumption and promote energy efficiency, fostering sustainable market reforms to facilitate lending for energy efficient modernization.
Global Eco-Industrial Parks Programme
01.01.2018
- 31.12.2023
While it is uncontested that Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) methods are an important ingredient for a more sustainable and climate friendly way of production, their broad deployment and effective use has yet to happen.
Global Quality and Standards Programme (GQSP)
01.11.2017
- 30.11.2023
The Global Quality and Standards Programme (GQSP) implemented with UNIDO addresses challenges faced by exporters from developing countries, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to meet and prove conformity with market entry requirements/standards, technical regulations and market requirements.
Government Debt and Risk Management Program, Phase II
01.08.2017
- 31.12.2023
This World Bank Treasury-implemented program aims to increase the capacity of Debt Management Offices in selected partner countries with regard to policy development and implementation of debt management plans, deepening of domestic debt markets, and putting in place sustainable debt management that adequately takes into account cost and risk.
Multi-Country Investment Climate Program
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2024
The Multi-Country Investment Climate Program (MCICP) supports investment climate reform advisory in a total of 20 SECO partner countries. It is implemented by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a globally recognized leader in this field.
Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership
31.10.2016
- 31.12.2021
The Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P) is the leading multi-donor trust fund providing investment and technical assistance grants for sustainable energy and environmental projects in Ukraine and other countries (Armenia, Georgia, Moldova). SECO is making a contribution to the Ukrainian window.
Integrated Urban Development Ukraine, Phase I
01.12.2015
- 31.12.2019
SECO supports a pilot project implemented by the German Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) aiming at preparing four Ukrainian cities to the application of integrated urban development concepts in line with the European Charter for sustainable city development.
Investment Climate Reform Ukraine Phase II
01.10.2015
- 31.12.2018
The project helps Ukraine to bolster its competitiveness and to enhance the country's trade diversification. It will simplify the regulatory regime for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), cut red-tape, increase transparency and contribute to reduce corruption.
Food Safety in the Dairy Sector
01.07.2015
- 31.12.2019
The project aims at establishing and implementing a modern risk-based food safety control system in the dairy value chain in Ukraine in order to improve milk production in terms of quality and quantity and in order to facilitate the export of milk products towards EU and other higher quality markets.
Crop Receipts Project Ukraine
01.06.2015
- 31.05.2020
The Crop Receipt project facilitates access to finance for small and midsize agri-businesses in Ukraine. Crop receipts essentially are loan agreements between a farmer and a creditor, where the loan is repaid by the future harvest or the proceeds from its sale. Given the vast untapped agriculture potential and its importance for agrarian SME development, the Crop Receipt project is key to facilitate economic inclusion of small and midsize farmers through the provision of growth capital. The project is implemented by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and was launched in 2015.