BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8c4569ca2b3 DTSTART:20260908T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260908T170000Z LOCATION:Bangui\, Central African Republic SUMMARY:Capacity-building workshop for the Central African Republic'\;s SMEs and policymakers CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are central to the ec onomy of the Central African Republic\, particularly in agriculture\, wood processing and mining\, yet they remain weakly integrated into regional v alue chains because of constraints in productivity\, quality\, market acce ss and financing. The country’s National Development Plan 2024–2028 id entifies SME development\, local transformation and regional integration a s key levers of economic diversification\, an ambition reinforced by the o pportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).A s part of the four-year project “Enhancing the capacity of African vulne rable countries in adopting policy incentives and innovative instruments f or SMEs’ participation in RVCs” (2024–2028)\, UNCTAD\, the United Na tions Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregional Office for Central Africa\, the Resident Coordinator’s Office\, in collaboration with the M inistry of Trade and Industry\, are organizing two parallel capacity-build ing activities in Bangui: a three-day workshop for Central African SMEs an d a two-day training for policymakers on the use of intra-regional trade s tatistics tools.The workshop will strengthen the practical capacities of a bout 20 SMEs\, from the mining and agri-food sectors\, in entrepreneurship \, market identification\, export preparation and commercialization. In pa rallel\, about 15 representatives from technical ministries\, research cen ters and universities will be trained to use UNCTAD’s trade and value-ch ain analysis tools. Both activities combine technical presentations\, case studies\, group work and practical simulations.<\;p>\;Small and mediu m-sized enterprises (SMEs) are central to the economy of the Central Afric an Republic\, particularly in agriculture\, wood processing and mining\, y et they remain weakly integrated into regional value chains because of con straints in productivity\, quality\, market access and financing. The coun try’s National Development Plan 2024–2028 identifies SME development\, local transformation and regional integration as key levers of economic d iversification\, an ambition reinforced by the opportunities offered by th e African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;As p art of the four-year project “<\;em>\;Enhancing the capacity of Afri can vulnerable countries in adopting policy incentives and innovative inst ruments for SMEs’ participation in RVCs<\;/em>\;” (2024–2028)\, UNCTAD\, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregion al Office for Central Africa\, the Resident Coordinator’s Office\, in co llaboration with the Ministry of Trade and Industry\, are organizing two p arallel capacity-building activities in Bangui: a three-day workshop for C entral African SMEs and a two-day training for policymakers on the use of intra-regional trade statistics tools.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The workshop will strengthen the practical capacities of about 20 SMEs\, from the minin g and agri-food sectors\, in entrepreneurship\, market identification\, ex port preparation and commercialization. In parallel\, about 15 representat ives from technical ministries\, research centers and universities will be trained to use UNCTAD’s trade and value-chain analysis tools. Both acti vities combine technical presentations\, case studies\, group work and pra ctical simulations.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unc tad.org/meeting/capacity-building-workshop-central-african-republics-smes- and-policymakers DTSTAMP:20260824T132145Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8c4569ca30f DTSTART:20260909T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260909T170000Z LOCATION:Bangui\, Central African Republic SUMMARY:Capacity-building workshop for the Central African Republic'\;s SMEs and policymakers CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are central to the ec onomy of the Central African Republic\, particularly in agriculture\, wood processing and mining\, yet they remain weakly integrated into regional v alue chains because of constraints in productivity\, quality\, market acce ss and financing. The country’s National Development Plan 2024–2028 id entifies SME development\, local transformation and regional integration a s key levers of economic diversification\, an ambition reinforced by the o pportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).A s part of the four-year project “Enhancing the capacity of African vulne rable countries in adopting policy incentives and innovative instruments f or SMEs’ participation in RVCs” (2024–2028)\, UNCTAD\, the United Na tions Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregional Office for Central Africa\, the Resident Coordinator’s Office\, in collaboration with the M inistry of Trade and Industry\, are organizing two parallel capacity-build ing activities in Bangui: a three-day workshop for Central African SMEs an d a two-day training for policymakers on the use of intra-regional trade s tatistics tools.The workshop will strengthen the practical capacities of a bout 20 SMEs\, from the mining and agri-food sectors\, in entrepreneurship \, market identification\, export preparation and commercialization. In pa rallel\, about 15 representatives from technical ministries\, research cen ters and universities will be trained to use UNCTAD’s trade and value-ch ain analysis tools. Both activities combine technical presentations\, case studies\, group work and practical simulations.<\;p>\;Small and mediu m-sized enterprises (SMEs) are central to the economy of the Central Afric an Republic\, particularly in agriculture\, wood processing and mining\, y et they remain weakly integrated into regional value chains because of con straints in productivity\, quality\, market access and financing. The coun try’s National Development Plan 2024–2028 identifies SME development\, local transformation and regional integration as key levers of economic d iversification\, an ambition reinforced by the opportunities offered by th e African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;As p art of the four-year project “<\;em>\;Enhancing the capacity of Afri can vulnerable countries in adopting policy incentives and innovative inst ruments for SMEs’ participation in RVCs<\;/em>\;” (2024–2028)\, UNCTAD\, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregion al Office for Central Africa\, the Resident Coordinator’s Office\, in co llaboration with the Ministry of Trade and Industry\, are organizing two p arallel capacity-building activities in Bangui: a three-day workshop for C entral African SMEs and a two-day training for policymakers on the use of intra-regional trade statistics tools.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The workshop will strengthen the practical capacities of about 20 SMEs\, from the minin g and agri-food sectors\, in entrepreneurship\, market identification\, ex port preparation and commercialization. In parallel\, about 15 representat ives from technical ministries\, research centers and universities will be trained to use UNCTAD’s trade and value-chain analysis tools. Both acti vities combine technical presentations\, case studies\, group work and pra ctical simulations.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unc tad.org/meeting/capacity-building-workshop-central-african-republics-smes- and-policymakers DTSTAMP:20260824T132145Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8c4569ca31a DTSTART:20260910T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20260910T170000Z LOCATION:Bangui\, Central African Republic SUMMARY:Capacity-building workshop for the Central African Republic'\;s SMEs and policymakers CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are central to the ec onomy of the Central African Republic\, particularly in agriculture\, wood processing and mining\, yet they remain weakly integrated into regional v alue chains because of constraints in productivity\, quality\, market acce ss and financing. The country’s National Development Plan 2024–2028 id entifies SME development\, local transformation and regional integration a s key levers of economic diversification\, an ambition reinforced by the o pportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).A s part of the four-year project “Enhancing the capacity of African vulne rable countries in adopting policy incentives and innovative instruments f or SMEs’ participation in RVCs” (2024–2028)\, UNCTAD\, the United Na tions Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregional Office for Central Africa\, the Resident Coordinator’s Office\, in collaboration with the M inistry of Trade and Industry\, are organizing two parallel capacity-build ing activities in Bangui: a three-day workshop for Central African SMEs an d a two-day training for policymakers on the use of intra-regional trade s tatistics tools.The workshop will strengthen the practical capacities of a bout 20 SMEs\, from the mining and agri-food sectors\, in entrepreneurship \, market identification\, export preparation and commercialization. In pa rallel\, about 15 representatives from technical ministries\, research cen ters and universities will be trained to use UNCTAD’s trade and value-ch ain analysis tools. Both activities combine technical presentations\, case studies\, group work and practical simulations.<\;p>\;Small and mediu m-sized enterprises (SMEs) are central to the economy of the Central Afric an Republic\, particularly in agriculture\, wood processing and mining\, y et they remain weakly integrated into regional value chains because of con straints in productivity\, quality\, market access and financing. The coun try’s National Development Plan 2024–2028 identifies SME development\, local transformation and regional integration as key levers of economic d iversification\, an ambition reinforced by the opportunities offered by th e African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;As p art of the four-year project “<\;em>\;Enhancing the capacity of Afri can vulnerable countries in adopting policy incentives and innovative inst ruments for SMEs’ participation in RVCs<\;/em>\;” (2024–2028)\, UNCTAD\, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Subregion al Office for Central Africa\, the Resident Coordinator’s Office\, in co llaboration with the Ministry of Trade and Industry\, are organizing two p arallel capacity-building activities in Bangui: a three-day workshop for C entral African SMEs and a two-day training for policymakers on the use of intra-regional trade statistics tools.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The workshop will strengthen the practical capacities of about 20 SMEs\, from the minin g and agri-food sectors\, in entrepreneurship\, market identification\, ex port preparation and commercialization. In parallel\, about 15 representat ives from technical ministries\, research centers and universities will be trained to use UNCTAD’s trade and value-chain analysis tools. Both acti vities combine technical presentations\, case studies\, group work and pra ctical simulations.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unc tad.org/meeting/capacity-building-workshop-central-african-republics-smes- and-policymakers DTSTAMP:20260824T132145Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR