Sandzak Textile Association (ASSTEX) to have permanent Moscow presence

utorak, 18 oktobar 2011 18:47

Novi Pazar / Belgrade / Moscow, October 16: ASSTEX representatives traveled to Moscow last week to rent offices for its fashion show room and apparel distribution center; the grand opening is expected November 1.  This permanent presence in Russia’s capital is key to the association’s strategy to capture part of the annual $53 billion the country’s consumers spend on clothing; ASSTEX opens the facility with the help of a $240,000 grant from the Serbian Investment and Export Promotion Agency, which was facilitated by USAID's Economic Security project.  This next step in Sandzak’s textile industry expansion is part of a larger, multifaceted effort to stimulate the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises from Sandzak and South Serbia. In its five years of operation, Economic Security project-supported companies have generated over $12.5 million in new sales at trade fairs alone and entered new domestic and foreign markets including those of Germany, Poland, Turkey, Russia, Belarus and the Czech Republic.

Opširnije: Sandzak Textile Association (ASSTEX) to have permanent Moscow presence

Serbia is an European leader in disaster risk reduction

sreda, 07 septembar 2011 15:13

Belgrade, September 7: Thirty Serbian municipalities and cities received certificates from the United Nations for their commitment to disaster resilience and joined a global United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction (UN DRR) global campaign called “Making Cities Resilient – My City is Getting Ready. ”

Margareta Wahlström, the United Nations’ Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, awarded the certificates today at the Palace of Serbia in New Belgrade. 

“Urban risk reduction delivers many benefits,” Ms. Wahlström said.  “Resilient cities help reduce poverty, provide for growth and employment, and deliver greater social equity, fresh business opportunities, more balanced ecosystems, better health, and improved education.”

Opširnije: Serbia is an European leader in disaster risk reduction

Open Request for Application (RFA) from local service providers to conduct entrepreneurship trainings for entrepreneurs in municipalities Bujanovac, Presevo and Vranje

ponedeljak, 09 maj 2011 12:17

Belgrade, May 9, 2011:   Open Request for Application (RfA) from local service providers (organizations, NGOs, training providers, professional consulting companies) to conduct entrepreneurship trainings for entrepreneurs in municipalities Bujanovac, Presevo and Vranje.

  For more information about the RfA terms and conditions please click on the headline above

Opširnije: Open Request for Application (RFA) from local service providers to conduct entrepreneurship trainings for entrepreneurs in municipalities Bujanovac, Presevo and Vranje

Serbian shoe makers make international debut with USAID support

petak, 09 septembar 2011 16:13

Belgrade/Vranje, September 8 – Five south Serbian shoe manufacturers are in Dusseldorf, Germany, attending one of the world’s largest footwear trade fairs to establish contacts with importers, wholesalers and buyers and prepare for their participation at next the next trade fair.

The managers from Minex, Steffi Com, Mladenovic and Lotos, all based in Vranje, are attending Global Shoes Dusseldorf with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which is helping them meet potential business partners from all around the world.  The five companies are scouting for orders which will help the launch their own industry cluster.

Opširnije: Serbian shoe makers make international debut with USAID support

PPES donations helps educate Zrenjanin students in fire safety and helps first responders save lives

utorak, 23 avgust 2011 12:46

Zrenjanin: All Zrenjanin elementary schools will display PPES-donated posters that inform children what to do in case of a fire.  The poster campaign is part of a larger PPES-supported activity launched by the Ministry of Interior’s Sector for Emergency Management (SEM) in April 2010 to promote fire prevention among children and their families. 

The local fire brigade also received a donation of a glass removal kit allowing them to quickly and safely extract traffic accident victims trapped inside their vehicles.  Zrenjanin is one of three fire brigades selected to receive the glass kits based on the professionalism exhibited during recent simulation exercises delivered by the Red Cross of Serbia and is the final activity of the FY 2011 sub-grant to the Serbian Red Cross. Presentations to Kragujevac and Krusevac fire brigades are planned in September.