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Economic Development and Employment |
"People from all levels of society should benefit from growth."
Karsten
Weitzenegger, Head of Economic Development and Employment Department
••• Only broad, sustainable
economic growth creates opportunities for employment that can move large sections of the population out of poverty.
Organisations that provide underprivileged men and women with access to
education and capital enable them to contribute toward growth as well as benefit
from it. Free market access and legal security in conjunction with modern
communication and transport infrastructures set the stage for a good business climate
and thus the international competitiveness of developing and transition
countries. At the same time, industrial countries can help reduce world poverty
by respecting fair-trade conditions and social and ecological standards.
••• We promote economic
development in a range of different areas. In
many cases, reforms in the financial sector are necessary to establish transparency
for investors or to provide underprivileged individuals and small businesses
with funding in the form of micro-credits. Our consulting services focus on
supporting small and medium-sized enterprises. AGEG designs vocational education systems
that provide young people with skills and professional qualifications that
increase their employability. We involve professional bodies and associations in
our work to enable companies to learn from each other and to find efficient
methods for the division of labour.
Services provided by AGEG:
- Trade promotion
and development of international trade agreements
- Economic reforms, financial
policy and tax legislation
- Municipal and regional economic structures
- Poverty-oriented analyses of financial systems
- Development and introduction of
microfinance systems
- Marketing of quality standards
- Standards for corporate
social responsibility (CSR)
- Information and communication technology (ICT)
- SME support and entrepreneurial training
- Public private partnerships (PPP)
Your AGEG contact for this
department is: Mr Karsten Weitzenegger →
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