CBI News Bulletin November / December 2005

The CBI: Your European Partner
for the European Market
The CBI (Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing
countries) is an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The CBI was established in 1971. The CBI’s mission is to
contribute to the economic development of developing countries
by strengthening the competitiveness of companies from
these countries on the EU market. The CBI considers social
values and compliance with the most relevant environmental
requirements to be an integral part of its policy and activities.
The CBI offers various programmes
and services to its target groups:
Market Information
A wide variety of tools to keep exporters and Business Support
Organizations in developing countries in step with the very latest
developments on the EU market.
Company Matching
The company matching programme links well-versed suppliers
in developing countries to reliable importing companies in the
EU and vice versa.
Export Development Programmes (EDPs)
EDPs are designed to assist entrepreneurs in developing
countries in entering and succeeding on the EU market and/or
in consolidating or expanding their existing market share.
Training Programmes
Training programmes for exporters and Business Support
Organizations (BSOs) on, among others, general export
marketing and management; trade promotion; management of
international trade fair participation, and developing
client-oriented market information systems.
BSO Development Programme
Institutional support for capacity building for selected
Business Support Organizations.
For detailed information on all CBI programmes and services,
visit the CBI website at www.cbi.nl
Please write to us in English, the working language of the CBI.
Mailing address
The CBI, P.O. Box 30009, 3001 DA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Phone +31 10 201 34 34, Fax +31 10 411 40 81
E-mail cbi@cbi.nl, Internet www.cbi.nl
Office
WTC-Beursbuilding, 5th floor, 37 Beursplein, Rotterdam,
The Netherlands
Editorial staff
H. Verhoeven (Editor-in-chief), J. Vereijken (Editorial Management)
L.P. den Hollander (Editorial Production) S.D. Teeuwen (Editor)
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