1. Public Private Partnerships A Dutch example Ellen Visser - EVD EastAgri Annual Meeting 2006

2. EVD Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs for international business and cooperation Implements programmes for: –Ministries: Economic Affairs, Development Cooperation, Education, Transport … –European Union

3. EVD products and programmes Market information websites, magazines, advisory services Market orientation seminars, missions, trade fairs, market scans, match making Financial support programmes for international business and cooperation Holland promotion website, magazines, Holland image projects

4. Financial support programmes International business –Companies –Markets –Sectors –Activities International cooperation –for new and candidate EU-countries –trust funds (EBRD, WB)

5. PSO(M) Programme for cooperation with emerging markets (PSOM), for CEE countries formerly known as PSO Objectives: –Stimulating sustainable economic development –Promoting structural trade and investment relationships between Netherlands and foreign companies Through cooperation between Dutch government, Dutch business community and local business community Joint programme of Ministries of Economic Affairs ànd Development Cooperation

6. AfghanistanTurkeyGuatemalaRwanda AlbaniaUkraineIndiaSenegal ArmeniaBangladeshIndonesiaSouth-Africa Bosnia-HerzegovinaBeninKenyaSri Lanka BulgariaBoliviaMaliSudan GeorgiaBurkina FasoMongoliaSurinam KazachstanCape VerdeMozambiqueTanzania MacedoniaChinaNicaraguaThailand MoldovaColombiaPakistanUganda RussiaEgyptPal. AuthorityYemen RomeniaEthiopiaPeruVietnam Serbia-MontenegroGhanaPhilippinesZambia PSOM Countries

7. Characteristics B2B programme (EUR 15 mln p/a) –Commercially feasable projects, no commercial financing possible –Max. project budget: EUR 1.5 Million –EVD grant: 50 - 100% (no loan!) –Contract between EVD and Dutch company based on results B2G/G2G programme (EUR 10 mln p/a) –Long term action plan for solving particular trade related issues and strengthening specific sectors –Several instruments

8. Results More than 800 projects since 1990 in CEE region Programme has been active in more than 20 CEE countries Main sectors: agribusiness, industry, transport Spin off: –Increase of turnover and investment (multiplier = 5) –Increase of business contacts (>8) –Sustainable employment

9. Future Political developments –Focus on integrated use of instruments in long term action plans. –Support of excellency in public private partnerships –Focus on emerging markets and/or innovative sectors From grant to guarantee

10. Forestry sector in Bosnia-Herzegovina -Introduction quality systems / adaptation to EU-regulations -'Matching' Dutch furniture producers to Bosnian companies -Introduction of sustainable forestry management (FSC) Horticultural sector Croatia -Strengthening organisational structure of farmers -Training of producers' organisations -Introduction quality systems / adaptation to EU-regulations -Improvement market information systems

11. Production of rose rootstocks in Bulgaria Partners Eurogreen Odexim PSOM project Construction of a packing station Training Result Increase of turnover / improvement market position Increase of employment in Bulgaria and Netherlands

12. Kazachstan: kaas Companies Van den Heuvel Zuivelmachines Agrofirma PSOM project Installation of cooling tanks and cheese processing line Training Results Strong market position in North Kazakhstan ("presidential cheese") 1 million euro spin-off Cheese in Kazakhstan