European Union Support Tender

Project ID
210122
Thematic Priority
Advancing Economic Competitiveness
LocationEgypt
Project ManagerFabio Marco Maria RUSSO
Donors
Regular Programme Of Technical Cooperation
European Union
Germany
Funds
EURO Trust Fund Finance by EU
EURO Trust Funds
Regular Programme of Technical Cooperati
Gender Marker1 (Limited expected contribution to GE)
The Tigara project focuses on supporting the Egyptian government's efforts to strengthen cooperation among SMEs and the private sector's capacity to comply with trade and domestic market regulations. The program aims to increase competitiveness and market transparency by developing an industrial policy framework that enhances the productivity and competitiveness of the manufacturing sector in Egypt, modernizing the National Quality Infrastructure, promoting cluster development and supporting digitilization to lead to sustained economic growth and job creation.The Tigara project is being carried out within the framework of the newly adopted Programme for Country Partnership (PCP) for Egypt and has two main axes:1. The first is to target the Egyptian ecosystem, through inclusive industrial and quality infrastructure policies development and capacity building of public institutions and business development services;2. The second axis involves providing support to targeted value chains and clusters to sustain the country's economic growth and fully benefit from available trade opportunities.