Armenia

<p>The overall objective of the Project is to <span data-ccp-parastyle="Para" data-ccp-parastyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"6956e7ed-e109-41f0-b78f-5e99c6629e78|234","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469775450,"Para",201340122,"2",134234082,"true",134233614,"true",469778129,"Para0",335572020,"4",335551500,"0",268442635,"20",335559740,"260",201341983,"2",335559739,"120",335559738,"120",335551550,"6",335551620,"6",469777929,"Para Char",201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Arial",469777842,"",469777843,"Arial",469777844,"Arial",201341986,"1",469769226,"Arial"]}' data-ccp-parastyle-linked-defn='{"ObjectId":"6956e7ed-e109-41f0-b78f-5e99c6629e78|236","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Arial",469777842,"",469777843,"Arial",469777844,"Arial",201341986,"1",469769226,"Arial",268442635,"20",469775450,"Para Char",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"ParaChar",335572020,"4",134231262,"true",335551500,"0",469777929,"Para",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}'>support</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">economic&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">competitiveness and business environment reforms in Eastern&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">Partner</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">&nbsp;countries</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">. The project is implemented jointly by ITC and OECD.&nbsp;</span></p><p>The beneficiaries of the project are p<span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para" data-ccp-parastyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"6956e7ed-e109-41f0-b78f-5e99c6629e78|234","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469775450,"Para",201340122,"2",134234082,"true",134233614,"true",469778129,"Para0",335572020,"4",335551500,"0",268442635,"20",335559740,"260",201341983,"2",335559739,"120",335559738,"120",335551550,"6",335551620,"6",469777929,"Para Char",201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Arial",469777842,"",469777843,"Arial",469777844,"Arial",201341986,"1",469769226,"Arial"]}' data-ccp-parastyle-linked-defn='{"ObjectId":"6956e7ed-e109-41f0-b78f-5e99c6629e78|236","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Arial",469777842,"",469777843,"Arial",469777844,"Arial",201341986,"1",469769226,"Arial",268442635,"20",469775450,"Para Char",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"ParaChar",335572020,"4",134231262,"true",335551500,"0",469777929,"Para",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}'>olicy makers&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">in the area of</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">&nbsp;SME development,&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">investment and trade policy,&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">relevant government agencies, business&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">organisations</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">as well as</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">&nbsp;the private sector</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">specifically SMEs</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">,</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">&nbsp;in the&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">five</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">EaP</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Para">&nbsp;countries are the main beneficiaries of activities at the regional and country levels.</span></span><span data-ccp-props='{"201341983":2,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":120,"335559739":120,"335559740":260}'>&nbsp;</span></p>

<p>Th project will create a more conducive business environment in agribusiness and apparel sectors in Armenia, contributing to better livelihoods and decent employment. The activities will be directed at making SMEs more competitive, more digital and more sustainable. BSOs will be supported in provision a more relevant and update support to SMEs.</p>

<p>The &quot;SheTrades - Asian Development Bank: Advancing Women&rsquo;s Economic Empowerment&quot; project aims to enhance the economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs in Asian countries.&nbsp;</p><p>The project seeks to foster a more equitable financial environment for women by capacitating selected ADB partner banks with gender financing methodologies and good practices. This entails training the partner banks in the development, implementation, and fortification of gender-lens financing strategies, aiming to better address the financial needs of women-led businesses.</p><p>The intervention will also make existing resources accessible to Asian women, by translating SheTrades Academy online training modules into Bengali, Russian, and Vietnamese. This translation endeavour aims to provide crucial information to Bengali, Vietnamese, and Russian-speaking women entrepreneurs in ADB countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kirgizstan), spanning the spectrum from start-ups to established businesses, fostering the enhancement of their business acumen for improved participation in regional and global value chains.</p><p><br></p>