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Business Friendly Certification in South East Europe – Growing towards Sustainability
| Type of entry | Project |
|---|---|
| Date (start - end) | 01.12.2013 - 31.05.2015 |
| Scheduled status | Completed |
| Areas of intervention | |
| Sectors |
15112 - Decentralisation and support to subnational government |
| Locations |
Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of North Macedonia Serbia Kosovo* Montenegro |
| Donors |
German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ)
German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ) Stresemannstraße 94 +49 / 30 1 85 35-0 Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Freiburgstrasse 130 +41 (0)58 462 34 75 |
| Implementers |
Asociations of the units of local self-government of the Republic of Macedonia (ZELS) Centar za lokalni ekonomski razvoj ekonomskog fakulteta sveucilista u Rijeci (CLER) Chamber of Comerce of Republika Srpska Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) National alliance for local economic development (NALED) Regional Development Agency (REDAH) |
| Beneficiaries |
Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo* Montenegro Serbia Republic of North Macedonia |
| Description | Certification of Business Friendly Municipalities (BFC) is a process which promotes standards of efficient and transparent local administration and enables evaluation of the quality of the services municipalities offer to businesses. The project aimed at building up the capacity of the certification bodies, members of the BFC SEE network, as well as the capacity of the BFC SEE network during the early phase of their development. With the implementation of the sub-project, the network for business friendly certification toghether with its members and established bodies, successfully developed its capacities necessaery for sustainable structural and financial operation. |
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence