NMAC: Modernisation project
The most persistent bottleneck in North Macedonia’s economic development is the low productivity of businesses resulting in their limited capacity to offer decent jobs. Switzerland, through its Modernisation Project (MP) will tackle this by supporting the development of an ecosystem for businesses to modernize. Using business diagnostics to identify productivity bottlenecks will enable businesses to invest strategically in modernisation, leading to increased productivity, improved environmental efficiency and decent jobs.
| Región/País | Tema | Período | Presupuesto |
|---|---|---|---|
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Macedonia del Norte |
Empleo y desarrollo económico
Desarrollo de pequeñas y medianas empresas
Apoyo a empresas e inclusión económica |
01.04.2022
- 31.10.2028 |
CHF 3’593’195
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- Consultancies have the capacities and tools to diagnose businesses and offer tailored and comprehensive services and solutions.
- Businesses have access to resources for business modernisation.
- Business associations proactively support consultancies and businesses to enhance the uptake of consultancy services.
- Businesses associations proactively engage with consultancies and businesses to enhance the uptake of financial products for modernization.
- Other international or foreign NGO North
- Swisscontact
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Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE INDUSTRIA
BUSINESS & OTHER SERVICES
Sub-Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE Desarrollo PYME
Business support services and institutions
Tipo de ayuda Mandato con fondos fiduciarios
Número de proyecto 7F10245
| Contexto | North Macedonia currently stands at 42% of EU27 GDP per capita (EUR 6`620) and with the current growth pace it will need decades to reach European standard. The key structural barrier for growth of the economy is low productivity of the businesses, which in return are unable to offer decent jobs leaving 1/3 of the population at risk of poverty. Both the lack of know-how and expertise of SMEs, coupled with lack of experts offering proper business diagnostics to effectively identify the bottlenecks prevent an increasing productivity. The increased outmigration due to lack of decent jobs puts an additional pressure to businesses that struggle for workforce. With such stalemate situation, the full potential of the private sector to boost growth and create decent jobs remains locked in. |
| Objetivos | Modernised businesses, by enhancing productivity and supporting green transformation, contribute to more sustainable economic growth and creation of decent jobs. |
| Grupos destinarios | MP will work through businesses, consultancies, anchor companies and business associations. The primary target group that will benefit from the interventions of the project are the small and medium sized businesses with potential for growth. The end beneficiaries of the MP, who will ultimately benefit from generating decent employment opportunities, are the employees with focus on women and youth, especially outside of the capital. |
| Efectos a medio plazo |
Outcome 1: Businesses strategically invest to increase their productivity and improve environmental efficiency. Outcome 2: Strong and responsive business associations engage with consultancies and businesses to enhance modernization. |
| Resultados |
Resultados previstos: Resultados de las fases anteriores: Decent employment remains a significant challenge and low productivity is one of the key factors limiting the creation of decent jobs. Low productivity of businesses is primarily a result of obsolete technology and weak management practices, further hampered by shrinking workforce. Businesses lack capabilities to properly identify and prioritize their bottlenecks (business diagnostics), which often results with ineffective investments. Ultimately the findings of the pilot intervention on business diagnostics show that MP should focus on educating the market, building local consultancies’ capacity, ensuring competitive pricing, and establishing robust follow-up mechanisms. With these elements in place, business diagnostics could become a powerful tool for driving sustainable growth and transformation of the businesses in North Macedonia. |
| Dirección / Officina Federal responsable |
COSUDE |
| Contrapartes del proyecto |
Contraparte del contrato ONG internacional o extranjera Organización suiza sin fines de lucro Contraparte de la implémentación
SwissContact
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| Coordinación con otros proyectos y actores |
SDC: Increasing Market Employability, Education for Employment, Groundwater Management Use and Protection Programme, Parliament Support Programme. SECO: SIPPO, SwissEP, Light Manufacturing Other: USAID, EU Delegation, SIDA, EBRD, The World Bank Group, Fund for Innovation and Technological Development, Development Bank of North Macedonia; |
| Presupuesto | Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF 3’593’195 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF 905’917 Total del proyecto desde la primera fase Presupuesto suizo CHF 704’658 Presupuesto inclusive contrapartes del proyecto CHF 12’193’195 |
