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Achievements after 1 year…
Dirk Vantyghem,Chair, Executive Committee
Brussels, 8 June 2009
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Objectives of the programmeFacilitate FDI and business in the Mediterranean
By making Med a safe and attractive destination
Develop sustainable partnerships between the two rims of the Mediterranean Euro-Med enterprises developing north-south and
south-south synergies
Develop a new economic networking cooperation model between Public and private organisations from EU and Med Stakeholders of Mediterranean Business Development
Budget 12 million€ /3 years (75% financed by the EC) Beneficiary countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan,
Lebanon, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Syria, Tunisia
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A unique consortium: MedAlliance
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Programme subventionné par / Programme funded
by
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Governance
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Executive Committe
Management Team (Marseille)
In Med Board
In Med Alliance/Network
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Technical approach Selection of high potential niches for Mediterranean
countries, with specific focus E.g. Agro-food
Demand driven: Every eligible partner can submit initiatives, using various intruments proposed by in med Studies, workshops, technical assistances, staff exchange, B2B,
etc. in med lauches around 15 initiatives per semester
Central Actions: strategic/complementary actions implemented through the consortium
•Organic agriculture•Cereals •Horticulture•Med products (olive oil)•Catering (tourism, airlines)•Cooked recipes •Fisheries etc.
Transversal topics•Privatisation/concession•Access to business from diasporas, youth, women…•Franchise•Branding, image•Acces to finance etc.
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Operational impact after 1 yearResults
34 operations fully completed in Year 1; 120 in progress Via 4 BtoB meetings, 825 appointments organised, 30 deals 778 Med FDI or partnerships identified in 2008, >200 in
2009Partners, network mobilisation
Numerous contacts and projects with around 100 different organisations in the Euro-Med area
100 partners involved, 1/3rd as initiative leaders Well balanced CCI –IPA –BizFed participation
Over 2,000 participants associated in the various events 270 trainees so far (MedAcademy), 90% satisfied
Audience 117 articles quoting Invest in Med Over 2.5 million readers /auditors 113 600 downloads of Invest in Med studies or documents
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31 initiatives Round 1 (launched)
Med-Water (Addressing Med water challenges)
Med Industrial Partnerships I (North-South SME industrial companionship)
Med-Sustain (Partners for sustainable development)
Med-Biz (Reinforcing the services to members by Enterprise federations)
Med-Franchise (Development of franchise for women)
E-3m (ICT Maghreb Forum) Novel Euromed Post Services
(Money transfers & hybrid post) Med-Women Entrepreneurship
(Intégrales maghrébines de l’investissement)
Med-Tracking (Follow-up of containers and maritime logistics )
PLATO Egypt (Mentorship programme for SME managers)
Agroalimed (Bilateral co-operation on agrifood)
Med-Zones (Best practices for industrial zone development)
Med-Energy (Development of renewable energy)
Round 2 (selection) Mag-Trace (Agrifood safety and traceability in the
Maghreb) TexTechMed (Interconnections on technical textile) Med Industrial Partnerships II (Companionship and
coaching) Start-up International (Mediterranean network for
young entrepreneurs) BestMed (Tourism value-added niches in the Med.) MovieMed (Marketing the Med cinema industry) Etinet (Euromed tourist investment network) Building insulation in Maghreb (Energy savings) Regional investment attraction guide (Template
investor guide for an Algerian region) MedFinance (Guide on public financing for companies) PaperMed (Mechanical equipment for paper
industries) Med-IT (Events and partnerships in the ICT field) Furnish from Mashreq (Develop furniture concepts
and exports) Young Entrepreneurs (Support to Maghreb emerging
companies) Business Networks (Setting & management of
industrial clusters) Batimed (Construction partnerships between Poland
and Maghreb) EnviroFoodTec (Smart food processing and water
waste treatment in Med countries) Tech Fruits and Vegetables (Events and
partnerships for fresh agrifood sector)
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