Export Development Association Competitors

The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Our vision is to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. We are not a bank in the common sense; we are made up of two unique development institutions owned by 189 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). Each institution plays a different but collaborative role in advancing the vision of inclusive and sustainable globalization. The IBRD aims to reduce poverty in middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries, while IDA focuses on the world's poorest countries. Their work is complemented by that of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Together, we provide low-interest loans, interest-free credits and grants to developing countries for a wide array of purposes that include investments in education, health, public administration, infrastructure, financial and private sector development, agriculture and environmental and natural resource management.

Enterprise Georgia (Entrepreneurship Development Agency) was established in March 2014 under the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development. Enterprise Georgia is the first government institution in Georgia mandated to facilitate private sector (and in particular SME) development through a variety of financial and technical support mechanisms, as well as export support. At the same time the Agency is an integral part of the new governmental program “Produce in Georgia”, initiated by the Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili to encourage domestic production and increase productivity and competitiveness of SMEs. Vision: Private sector driven and export-led economy. Mission Statement: Support Georgian enterprises increase profits and become globally competitive. We know how to: • Put in place schemes enabling easy start-up and long-term solvency of local enterprises • Encourage high entrepreneurial culture among Georgian small and medium enterprises via training, consultations, business linkages & matchmaking • Help SMEs access information regarding the financial instruments available locally and internationally • Provide SMEs with access to finance via different schemes( interest rate financing, collateral insurance, grants, etc) • Facilitate support mechanisms for technical assistance to local enterprises for improving the production process, operations management & business cycle • Promote Georgian products internationally on targeted markets via: Product exhibitions, inbound and outbound trade missions, online marketing, product completions • Build export capacity for SMEs,assisting with action plan preparation and offering export support programs • Create export selling capabilities for SMEs through education programs • Help export oriented companies access business intelligence (market reports, access guides to targeted markets)

Georgian Bar Association is a national public corporation uniting more than 9000 members out of which 5000 are practicing lawyers. Georgian Bar Association is the largest public corporation in Georgia and is established under the Law of Georgia on Advocates with an objective to promote the development of a quality and credible justice system in Georgia by ensuring the independence of the legal profession and high professional standards in legal practice. The goals of Georgian Bar Association include: ►Promoting justice and strengthening the rule of law; ►Development of the legal profession; ►Protection of the rights, professional freedom, interests and independence of lawyers; ►Ensuring the principle of non-interference in lawyer’s work; ►Promotion of legal education and training of lawyers; ►Establishing and promoting a free legal system; ►Ensuring the compliance lawyers with professional ethics; ►Increasing the trust and reputation of a profession of lawyer in the community; ►Promoting the social security of lawyers. For further information regarding the Georgian Bar Association, please visit our official website: www.gba.ge