SME Development Strategy of Georgia 2016-2020 Pays/Territoire Géorgie Type du document Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Général Mot clé Commerce/industrie/sociétés Développement agricole Mesures financières agricoles Mesures fiscales et de marché Développement durable Emploi rural Politique/planification Renforcement des capacités Commerce intérieur Commerce international Aire géographique Asie, Mer Noire, Europe de l'est, EUROPE ET ASIE CENTRALE, Asie occidentale Entry into force notes 2016-2020 Résumé The SME Development Strategy of Georgia 2016-2020 is a cross-sectoral document. It aims at achieving creation of favourable environment for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), enhancement of their competitiveness, innovation capacities, which will lead to income generation and job creation resulting in inclusive and sustainable economic growth. More specifically, it provides for further improvement of legislative, institutional framework and operational environment for SMEs; improvement of access to finance; SME skills development and promotion of entrepreneurial culture; export promotion and SMEs internationalization; and facilitation of innovation and research and development in SMEs. Among others, the Strategy also notes that, while the most of SMEs, especially in the regions, lack financial resources, they cannot attract highly qualified people or increase capacity of existing staff. Therefore, provision of trainings on modern approaches and international best practices in using modern ICT and technologies will support growth and development of SMEs. Texte intégral Géorgien/Anglais Site web www.economy.ge