Program on fostering of competitiveness and internationalization of Serbian economy
Description
Brief description of the instrument and its modus operandi
Public Call was open 14 times. Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) opened Public calls for grants for export incerase, in order to strengthen the international competitiveness of the Serbian economy through strong support to the internationalization and competitive capacity of domestic enterprises and associations. Grants are, among other things, provided for certification.
Which problem the instrument is supposed to solve?
Product certification and easier access to foreign markets
Purpose or main objective / overall goal of the instrument?
Fostering export and internationalization of Serbian enterprises
Innovation content or potential of the instrument?
To improve marketing
The initiator/promoter of the instrument?
Public Agency - SIEPA
Which organizations are involved in the operationalization of the instrument?
Public Agency - SIEPA
What roles do these organisation play in each of them?
provides grants
How the monitoring is ensured?
Grant receivers are obliged to submit detailed report on activity
How the compliance is ensured?
Call for grants specifies conditions that enterprises must fulfill, in order to apply for grant
How is the overall performance of the instrument?
The program has been open for 8 years (in 2013, it was 14th program). So far, 1774 exportes and business assiciations have received this grant. Around 20% of these grants were for certification (mainly HACCAP standards), and, as well, around 20% were from food industry. Also, 28.8% of grant receivers were from Šumadija and Western Serbia region.
Brief description of the context for the emergence of the instrument
Need for support to Serbian economy and fostering enteprise internationalization and competitiveness
Have any of the items mentioned above changed since the instrument entered into force?
No
Is there any qualitative or quantitative study of the impacts of the instrument?
Yes, please specify
Details
Yes - statistical analysis of provided grants.
Here are shown results (only in Serbian): http://siepa.gov.rs/sr/index/finansiranje/podrska-za-izvozna-preduzeca/siepa-dodela-bespovratnih-sredstava/statisticki-pregled-rezultata.html
Instrument | |
Year | 2006-2013 The date "2006-2013" was not understood.
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Affected actors | Processor |
Products | Mushrooms/truffles, Berries, Herbs/plants |
Countries | Serbia |
Regions (NUTS 2) | Šumadija and Western Serbia |
Geographical scope | National |
Affected actors | Processor + |
Class | Instrument + |
Countries | Serbia + |
Encodedname | Fostering_competitiveness_and_internationalization_of_Serbian_economy + |
Geographical scope | National + |
Lcname | fostering competitiveness and internationalization of serbian economy + |
Name | Fostering competitiveness and internationalization of Serbian economy + |
Products | Mushrooms/truffles +, Berries + and Herbs/plants + |
Reference ID | 443 + |
Regions | Šumadija and Western Serbia + |
Response set | Serbia Instrument A2 - Agent 1 Processors + |