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International Conference on Reducing Barriers to Entrepreneurship and Encouraging Enterprise Development: Policy Options
Geneva, 18-19 June 2007


Papers and Presentations


Session 1. Drivers and Obstacles to Entreprise Development: The Experience of Developed Market and Transition Economies

Obstacles to Entrepreneurship Development in the Republic of Kazakhstan and Ways of Overcoming Them
Presented by Prof. Aigul Toxanova
Director
Macroeconomics Department, Economic Research Institute
Astana, Kazakhstan
 
English
Pусский
presentation
 

Barriers to Enterprise Development
Presented by Mr. Mark Turner, Business Environment and Enterprise Policy, Small Business Service, Department of Trade and Industry, United Kingdom

 
Regulation Impediments to Enterprise Development:
Mobilizing Women's Economic Potential
Presented by Dr. Elena Sannikova,
Department of Management, School of Business & Law, University College Dublin, Ireland

 
English
paper
 
English
presentation

The Role of SMEs in Modern Economy in Poland
Presented by Ms. Danuta Jablonska, Executive Director, Agency for Enterprise Development, Poland
. . .
 
Alleviating Barriers to Enterprise Development: How Evaluation of SME Support Programmes Can Contribute?
Presented by Mr. Alex Poghosyan, Managing Director, Alpha Plus LLC, Armenia

  English

Reducing Shortages in Entrepreneurial/ Managerial Skills in Growing SMEs Through Purposeful Supporting Structures and Activities
Presented by Mr. Kiril Todorov, Institute for Entrepreneurship Development, Bulgaria
. . .
 
Enterprises’ Performance in Belarus: Government Efforts to Improve Business Climate
Presented by Mr. Petr Nikitenko,
Director of the Institute of the Economics of the National Academy of Sciences, Belarus

 
English
presentation
 



Session 2. Reducing the Regulatory and Administrative Barriers to Enterprise Development

 

Reducing Legislative and Administrative Barriers for Enterprise Development
Presented by Mr. Andrei Tur, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Belarus
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Creating Favourable Conditions for Enterprise Development in Ukraine
Presented by Ms. Oksana Slyusarenko, Deputy Minister of Economy, Ukraine

 
English
Pусский
presentation
 

Reducing Regulatory and
Administrative Barriers to Entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan: Major Results and Outstanding Issues
Presented by Mr. Kubanychbek Omuraliev, Director, Association of Kyrgyz Parliamentarians Against Corruption, Kyrgyzstan
. .
 
Company Registration Reform in South East Europe
Presented by Mr. Boris Divjak, Consultant, Transparency International, Bosnia and Herzegovina .
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Regulatory Reform in the Republic of Moldova
Presented by Mr. Cesar Ilias, Adviser, Development of Entrepreneurial Activity Division, Ministry of Economy and Trade, Moldova
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Session 3. Reducing the Financing and Tax-Related Barriers to the Emergence and Growth of Enterprises

Tax and Finance as Barriers to Entrepreneurship
Presented by Prof. Simon C. Parker, Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship, Durham Business School, United Kingdom
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Applying Special Conditions and Taxation Regimes for SMEs - The Experience of Belarus
Presented by Ms. Tatsiana Bykava, Consultant, UNDP; Ms. Ludmila Istomina, Programme Officer, UNDP

  Pусский
Developing Financial Services for SMEs in the Russian Federation: Major Trends, Issues and Perspectives
Presented by Ms. Nadezhda Karisalova, Vice-President, Director for External Relations, Vneshtorgbank, Russian Federation
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Increasing Chances of Accessing Finance for Knowledge Intensive Companies
Presented by Mrs. Allesia Melasecche Germini, Meta Group, Italy

  English
Reducing the Financial and Tax-Related Barriers to the Emergence and Growth of Enterprises: Access to Angel Investment Financing
Presented by Mrs. Brigitte Baumann, Founder & CEO, Go Beyond Ltd. (European Business Angel Network)

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  English


Session 4. Facilitating the Cross-Border Expansion of SMEs

Facilitating the Cross-Border Expansion of SMEs
Presented by Mr. David Dinsdale, Director, Businesslink.gov.uk, United Kingdom

 

External Impediments to SME Access to International Markets: What are They and How Can They be Reduced?
Presented by Ms. Barbara Fliess, Principal Administrator, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD

  English
Turn Threat into Opportunity
Presented by Ms. Martina Elfgren Lilja, Svensk Handels, Sweden