OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Roundtable

 

The OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Roundtable is a platform for  and knowledge sharing on the implementation of competitiveness reforms in the thirteen partner countries of the OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme. The Roundtable takes place every year in the context of OECD Eurasia Week. Participants include all partner countries of the Eurasia region, OECD Members, business associations as well as international organisations active in the region. Since its launch in June 2013, the Roundtable has fulfilled its mandate by:  carrying out peer reviews of competitiveness reform implementation at the country level exchanging good practices among OECD members, Eurasia countries and partner organisations developing policy guidelines and recommendations monitoring progress in the implementation of competitiveness reforms.

Peer Review Reports

The peer review reports are forward-looking and recommend policy responses to specific competitiveness challenges facing the countries under review. The reports are discussed at the Roundtable and launched in the country to give visibility to the policy findings and recommendations. The country is re-examined three years after its initial review in order to assess progress in the implementation of the recommendations and to consider further steps that might be taken. Peer review and monitoring reports available to date include:

 

Afghanistan

• Boosting private sector development and entrepreneurship in Afghanistan (2019)  English | Dari

Armenia

• Compendium of Enterprise Statistics in Armenia 2018 English | Armenian
• Monitoring SME policy reforms in Armenia (2017) English | Russian
• Connecting Armenian SMEs to global value chains – The case of agribusiness (2015) 
• Linking multinational enterprises and Armenian SMEs – The case of the construction materials sector (2015)

Azerbaijan

• Promoting Enterprise Digitalisation in Azerbaijan (2022) English| Azeri
• Azerbaijan: Driving Diversification through Strengthened Entrepreneurship (2019) English | Azeri
• Azerbaijan: Linking Domestic Suppliers with Foreign Investors (2019)  English | Azeri
  

Belarus

• Effective Support Services for SME Competitiveness in Belarus (2020) English | Russian
• Strengthening SME capabilities through a Sustainable Market for Business Development Services (2017)

Georgia

• Fostering Business Development and Digitalisation in Georgia (2022) English| Georgian
• Monitoring Georgia’s SME Development Strategy 2016-2020 (2019) English | Russian
• Recommendations for Georgia’s SME Development Strategy 2016-2020 (2016)

Kazakhstan

• Improving Framework Conditions for the Digital Transformation of Businesses (2023) (Forthcoming)
• Regional Policies to Support Diversification and Productivity Growth in Kazakhstan (2020) English | Russian
• Kazakhstan: Monitoring Skills Development through Occupational Standards (2019) English | Russian
• Monitoring the Development of Agricultural Co-operatives in Kazakhstan (2019) English | Russian
• Enhancing Public Service Delivery for the Private Sector in Kazakhstan (2016) English | Russian
• Strengthening Kazakhstan’s Skills in Petrochemistry and Chemistry through Occupational Standards (2015) English | Russian
• Strengthening Agricultural Co-operatives in Kazakhstan (2015)

Kyrgyzstan

• Supporting Firm Creation and Growth through Business Development Services in Kyrgyzstan (2020) English | Russian
• Monitoring competitiveness reforms in Kyrgyzstan (2016)
• Improving Supply Chain Financing in the Kyrgyz Republic: The Case of Agriculture (2014)
• Improving Skills through Public-Private Partnerships in the Kyrgyz Republic: The Case of Agribusiness (2014)
• Expanding the Garment Industry in the Kyrgyz Republic (2014)

Mongolia

• Monitoring Competitiveness Reforms: Access to Finance for Firms in Mongolia (2020) English | Mongolian
• Enhancing access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Mongolia (2016)

Republic of Moldova 

• Promoting digital business skills in Moldova (2023) (Forthcoming)
• Promoting Exports and Supply-Chain Linkages in the Food Industry in the Republic of Moldova (2020) English | Russian
• Monitoring SME policy reforms in the Republic of Moldova (2016)
• Fostering SME development in the Republic of Moldova: Access to Finance (2014)
• Fostering SME development in the Republic of Moldova: Business development services (2014) 

Tajikistan 

• Enhancing Investment Promotion in Tajikistan (2022)
• Monitoring competitiveness reforms in Tajikistan (2017)
• Enhancing access to finance for SME development in Tajikistan (2015) 
• Increasing exports in Tajikistan: The case of agribusiness (2015) 

Ukraine 

• Monitoring the Implementation of Ukraine’s SME Development Strategy 2017-2020 (2020) English | Ukrainian | Russian 
• Enhancing Competitiveness in Ukraine through a Sustainable Framework for Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) (2019) English | Ukrainian
• Compendium of Enterprise Statistics in Ukraine 2018 English | Ukrainian
• Enhancing Competitiveness in Ukraine through a Sustainable Framework for Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) (2015) English | Ukrainian

Uzbekistan 

• Digital skills for private sector competitiveness (2023) (Forthcoming)
• Boosting the Internationalisation of Firms through Better Export Promotion Policies in Uzbekistan (2022) English|Russian
• Boosting SME Internationalisation in Uzbekistan through better export promotion policies (2017)

 

Contact us

For more information about the OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Roundtable:
William Tompson, Head of Eurasia
[email protected]

Follow us on: @OECDeurasia

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