FINAL REPORT - USAID Macedonia

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................. 2
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................... 3
II. MCP HIGHLIGHTS BY COMPONENT ............................................................................................................ 5
III. OBJECTIVES AND APPROACH ..................................................................................................................... 7
IV. VERTICAL ACTIVITIES: MARKET LINKAGES AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN TARGETED SECTORS .................... 14
STRATEGIC APPROACH: MCP VERTICAL PROGRAM ......................................................................................................... 14
LIGHT MANUFACTURING ........................................................................................................................................... 19
APPAREL ............................................................................................................................................................... 25
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) ........................................................................................... 29
V. HORIZONTAL PROGRAMS (CROSS‐CUTTING) ............................................................................................ 33
ACCESS TO FINANCE ................................................................................................................................................. 34
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 40
FOREIGN INVESTMENT PROMOTION ............................................................................................................................ 46
INNOVATION CENTER ............................................................................................................................................... 49
VI. KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................. 53
COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH ............................................................................................................................. 53
ANNEX 1: RESULTS OF APPROVED FINANCING FROM FINANCIAL PLATFORM (AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2011) ...... 61
ANNEX 2: CUMULATIVE RESULTS AND STATISTICS FOR MYCAREER INITIATIVE ................................................. 65
ANNEX 4: COMMUNICATIONS OUTPUTS .......................................................................................................... 68
ANNEX 5: INNOVATION CENTER PIPELINE ........................................................................................................ 87
ANNEX 6: CEED KIMES FINAL REPORT ............................................................................................................... 89
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