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OECD EURASIA COMPETITIVENESS
Making reforms happenin a dynamic region
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D . OECD EURASIA COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME
THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
The OECD is a unique forum where governments work together to address theeconomic, social and environmental challenges of globalisation. TheOrganisation provides a setting where governments can compare policyexperiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice andwork to co-ordinate domestic and international policies. www.oecd.org
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OECD EURASIA COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME . 1
CONTENTS
EURASIA: THE REGION AT A GLANCE 2
THE OECD EURASIA COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME 4
BOOSTING COUNTRY AND REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS 6
CAPTURING MORE AND BETTER INVESTMENT 8
FOSTERING SME DEVELOPMENT 10
KEY PUBLICATIONS 12
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2 . OECD EURASIA COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME
EURASIAThe region at a glance...
Population
Countries in Eurasia havegreat potential. To achieve it,
they need to better leverage theircomparative advantages, includingtheir geographic location, theirabundance of natural resources, anda hard-working and young labourforce. They can count on theOECD to make the best out of these strengths.
Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General
Eastern Europe and South CaucasusArmeniaAzerbaijanBelarusGeorgiaRepublic of MoldovaUkraine
Central AsiaAfghanistanKazakhstanKyrgyz RepublicMongoliaTajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan
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Estimated energyreserves Share of the world’s
agricultural landOil
Gas
Literacy rateNot including Afghanistan
Average growth since 2007
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4 . OECD EURASIA COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME
Leveraging OECD instruments and fosteringdialogue with the private sector, the OECDEurasia Competitiveness Programme works withcountries of the region to help unleash theireconomic and employment potential.
The Programme supports governments in three key areas:
l BOOSTING COUNTRY AND REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, a key driver of economic growth;
l CAPTURING MORE AND BETTER INVESTMENT, an important source of finance, know-how and technology transfer;
l FOSTERING SME DEVELOPMENT, to generate employment and raise living standards.
Key principles
l INCLUSIVENESS: The Programme brings together stakeholders from different ministries, agencies, the private sectorand the OECD to design and implement policy reforms.
l OWNERSHIP: Analyses incorporate country perspectives through government self-assessments and private sectorsurveys, which shape final recommendations.
l DIALOGUE: The OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Roundtable provides a platform for peer review, knowledge sharingand monitoring of reform implementation among countries from the region.
EVIDENCE-BASEDPOLICY ANALYSISl Policy assessmentsl Sector analysisl Application of OECD
instruments
A three-step approach
STRATEGIES ANDROADMAPSl Sector
competitivenessstrategies
l SME strategiesl Policy handbooks
OECD EURASIA COMPETITIVENESS
ROUNDTABLEl
Peer reviewl
Knowledge sharingl
Monitoring of implementation
SUPPORT INIMPLEMENTATIONl Policy seminarsl Capacity buildingl Targeted advice
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6 . OECD EURASIA COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME
BOOSTING COUNTRY AND REGIONALCOMPETITIVENESS
The OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme helps countriesof the region improve their competitiveness by addressingcritical policy challenges, including skills gaps, limited financingfor SMEs and over-reliance on natural resources and agriculturalcommodities.
To achieve this goal, the programme develops SectorCompetitiveness Strategies (SCS) which serve as roadmaps forimproving the business climate in specific sectors of theeconomy.
Although labourproductivity in Eurasiadoubled over the lastdecade, it is still only35% of the OECDaverage.
Advice on implementation and capacity
building
Monitoring and impact evaluation
Pilot sector analysis and identification of
policy barriers
Prioritisation of pilot sectors
Formulation and prioritisation of
recommendations
Five Steps of a Sector Competitiveness Strategy
Ongoing projects in:l Kazakhstan l Kyrgyz Republic
l Tajikistan l Ukraine
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Today we face anambitious and
challenging task –to carry out the rightreforms. I am convincedthat implementation of the OECD project“Ukraine SCS” willsupport Ukraine toreach new levels ofgrowth.Iryna Akimova,Representative of thePresident at the Cabinet of Ministers
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PROJECT SNAPSHOT
UKRAINE SECTOR COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGY
Ukraine’s competitiveness remains constrained by policy barriers to thedevelopment of high-potential sectors. Obstacles include:
l Limited financing for SMEs and skills mismatch in agribusiness.
l Burdensome investment framework in renewable energies.
l Corporate governance challenges in the civilian aircraft industry.
The OECD Sector Competitiveness Handbooks for Ukraine provide detailedroadmaps to help policy makers remove these policy barriers and improve thecompetitiveness of each of these sectors. They provide step-by-step guidance on:
l Establishing a credit guarantee scheme for agribusiness SMEs to furtherdevelop risk-sharing mechanisms in the sector.
l Fostering public-private partnerships in education in the agribusinesssector and revamping the internship system in agricultural universities.
l Attracting investment to the renewable energy sector by creating acomprehensive renewable energy strategy, simplifying permittingprocedures and providing firms with better access to the electricity market.
l Modernising the corporate governance of Antonov, a state-owned enterpriseleading Ukraine’s aircraft sector.
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8 . OECD EURASIA COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME
CAPTURING MORE AND BETTER INVESTMENT
The amount of FDI to the Eurasia region has been increasingsteadily since 2000. However, at the same time, inflows areprimarily directed towards the extractive industries and theregion’s share of global FDI stock remains low, at 1%.
The OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme advisesgovernments on how to reform their investment climates based on the OECD Policy Framework for Investment.
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Eurasia’s share in world FDI is growing quickly, but its share inworld GDP is lagging behind
Ongoing projects on:l Afghanistanl Kazakhstan l Kyrgyz Republicl Mongolia
l Tajikistanl Turkmenistanl Uzbekistan
In only a decade, theshare of global FDIinflows to Eurasiacountries increased morethan 12 times.
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PROJECT SNAPSHOT
KAZAKHSTAN REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT
The Kazakhstan Regional Competitiveness Project aims to help improve theinvestment climate and support economic diversification in three pilot regions:Atyrau, Kyzylorda and East Kazakhstan.
To identify policy barriers hampering the development of key non-extractiveindustries, the OECD has worked with sub-national administrations in Kazakhstanto develop Regional Investment Promotion Strategies. These strategies containpolicy recommendations to help attract further investment to the agribusiness,chemical and construction materials, and wood processing sectors.
In addition, the OECD has supported the establishment of business linkageprogrammes connecting foreign investors with local SMEs to build supply-chains, transfer know-how and create jobs.
East Kazakhstan
Atyrau
Kyzylorda
Our joint projectwith the OECD
aims to improve thecompetitiveness andinvestmentattractiveness ofKazakhstan’s regions.Its ultimate goal is tocreate sustainable jobsand fosterentrepreneurshipthroughout thecountry. Yerbol Orynbayev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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10 . OECD EURASIA COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME
FOSTERING SME DEVELOPMENT
SMEs in Eurasia are an important source of job creation andincome. However, their development is hampered byburdensome regulations, excessive administrative proceduresand limited financing. SMEs also have few channels to maketheir voice heard at the government level.
The OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme works closelywith governments of the region and the private sector to identifyroadblocks to SME development, and propose reforms that willcreate a more conducive business environment.
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Ongoing projects on:l Armenial Azerbaijanl Belarus
l Georgial Republic of Moldoval Ukraine
Note: Averages are based on the national statistical data and definitions of SMEs in therespective countries.
SMEs in the Eurasiaregion account for almost99% of all enterprises,yet only provide about30% of value added and40% of employment, onaverage.
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PROJECT SNAPSHOT
THE 2012 SME POLICY INDEX FOR EASTERNPARTNER COUNTRIESBuilt on a set of almost 100 policy indicators, the SME Policy Index provides aunique framework to assess national SME policies against ten principles of theSmall Business Act for Europe.
Over 2011-2012, the OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme together with theEuropean Commission, the European Training Foundation and the European Bankfor Reconstruction and Development assessed the SME policy environment in sixEastern Partner countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic ofMoldova and Ukraine. This analysis resulted in a list of priority actions for reform:
l Improved co-ordination between government agencies;
l Development of targeted SME policy tools;
l Closer consultation between governments and the private sector to ensurethat reforms take market needs into consideration;
l Collection of better data for better policies.
SMEs are thebackbone of the
Moldovan economy. The work with theOECD has helped us todevelop and implementcomprehensiveSME policyreforms.Valeriu Lazãr, Deputy Prime Minister andMinister of Economy, Republic of Moldova
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Best Practice Level
Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Republicof Moldova
Ukraine
SME Policy Index2013: Dimension 3
– RegulatoryFramework for SME
Policy Making (1-weakest,
5-strongest)
Note: Dimension 3 assessesthe institutional framework,
legislative simplification andregulatory impact analysis
and inclusiveness of public-private institutions.
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Central Asia Competitiveness Outlook, 2011
Central Asia Policy Handbooks, 2013:l Developing Skills in Central Asia through better Vocational Education and
Training Systems;
l Promoting Investment and Job Creation in Central Asia through BusinessLinkage Programmes;
l Improving Access to Finance for SMEs through Credit Guarantee Schemes
Sector Competitiveness Strategy for Kazakhstan, OECD 2011
Policy Handbooks for Kazakhstan, 2012:l Promoting Investment in Kazakhstan’s Agribusiness Value Chain;
l Improving Access to Finance in Kazakhstan’s Agribusiness Sector;
l Enhancing Skills through Public-Private Partnerships in Kazakhstan’sInformation Technology Sector
Investment Policy Review of Kazakhstan, 2011
Review of Agricultural Policies: Kazakhstan, 2013
Eastern Europe and South Caucasus Competitiveness Outlook, 2011
SME Policy Index: Eastern Partner Countries 2012, EU, ETF, EBRD and OECD2012
Sector Competitiveness Strategy for Ukraine, OECD 2012
Policy Handbooks for Ukraine, 2012:l Attracting Investment in Renewable Energy in Ukraine;
l Implementing Credit Guarantee Schemes in Ukraine: The Case ofAgribusiness;
l Enhancing Skills through Public-Private Partnerships in Education inUkraine;
l A Corporate Governance Assessment of Ukraine’s State -Owned AviationSector: The Case of Antonov
Investment Policy Review for Ukraine, 2011
OECDKEY PUBLICATIONS
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KEY CONTACT:Mr Antonio SommaHead of [email protected]
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