UNIDO and Norway to help SMEs mitigate negative economic impact of COVID-19

UNIDO and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) have unveiled a large-scale new programmatic framework, the Global Market Access Programme (GMAP).

GMAP is designed to respond to the main quality and compliance challenges that developing countries are facing when trying to access foreign markets and successfully export their products. Today, as the world faces the global COVID-19 pandemic, those challenges and difficulties are more critical than ever. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need assistance to survive, adapt and continue their business operations in the new, even more challenging environment.

Thanks to Norad’s support (GMAP will be funded to the tune of €10.5m) and building on UNIDO’s long experience in providing trade-related technical assistance, the programme will help SMEs in developing countries become more resilient in view of the global emergencies.

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For more information, contact:

Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento (B.Calzadilla [at] unido.org)