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Country Risk Assessments and other analysis and information services for exporters
Published on 29 March 2018
Slovenia
Vzhodna Slovenija
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About this good practice
SID Bank uses one-stop shop approach of providing services for SME internationalisation, ensuring financial and insurance services at one place. To complement its services, it also acts as a promoter of international development cooperation and provider of research and other advisory services. SID Bank, owned by the Republic of Slovenia, established Centre for International Cooperation and Development (CMSR), independent non-profit research and advisory organisation.
CMSR conducts fundamental and applied research, advisory, informative, documentational, promotional, educational, publishing and intermediary activities for international development cooperation. CMSR prepares different types of economic analyses and research, using its own methodology, medium- and short-term country risk for Slovenia and broader region. CMSR prepares other types of analyses that promote Slovene companies’ internationalisation and are tailored to clients’ needs: sector analyses, strategies for strengthening economic cooperation with a selected country or group of countries, strategies for entering a new market, identification of potential new markets, market research, export plans, feasibility studies, economic analyses and selection of locations for business representative offices abroad and other.
CMSR periodically issues Doing Business in Slovenia, which is regularly updated on Slovenian Business Portal, a single-entry info point on the operating conditions in Slovenia.
CMSR conducts fundamental and applied research, advisory, informative, documentational, promotional, educational, publishing and intermediary activities for international development cooperation. CMSR prepares different types of economic analyses and research, using its own methodology, medium- and short-term country risk for Slovenia and broader region. CMSR prepares other types of analyses that promote Slovene companies’ internationalisation and are tailored to clients’ needs: sector analyses, strategies for strengthening economic cooperation with a selected country or group of countries, strategies for entering a new market, identification of potential new markets, market research, export plans, feasibility studies, economic analyses and selection of locations for business representative offices abroad and other.
CMSR periodically issues Doing Business in Slovenia, which is regularly updated on Slovenian Business Portal, a single-entry info point on the operating conditions in Slovenia.
Resources needed
4 staff members (full time employment) and the costs of obtaining information through the international network of experts abroad.
Evidence of success
SID Bank Group services had following effects on Slovenian economy in 2016: contribution to the creation and maintenance of about 17 thousand jobs and regional representation in whole Slovenia; € 7.3 bn EUR of additional sales, 3.5 bn EUR of additional export, 2.9 bn EUR of GDP. SID Bank group with its services covers over 20% of Slovenian exports.
Potential for learning or transfer
Expert information and consultation services of CMSR complement financial and insurance service for internationalisation of SMEs provided by SID Bank Group offers, thus making it a one-stop shop service for SMEs.
Practice, implemented under International Development Cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia Act and in accordance with Programme for internationalisation 2015–2020 and Priority Axis 3 of OP is transferable in terms of organisational model / implementation process and specific tools.
Centre for International Cooperation and Development (CMSR), independent non-profit research and advisory organisation, was established by SID Bank, a promotional development and export bank 100% owned by the Republic of Slovenia to complement its financial and insurance services for Slovenian companies and foreign companies interested in working in/with Slovenia.
Practice, implemented under International Development Cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia Act and in accordance with Programme for internationalisation 2015–2020 and Priority Axis 3 of OP is transferable in terms of organisational model / implementation process and specific tools.
Centre for International Cooperation and Development (CMSR), independent non-profit research and advisory organisation, was established by SID Bank, a promotional development and export bank 100% owned by the Republic of Slovenia to complement its financial and insurance services for Slovenian companies and foreign companies interested in working in/with Slovenia.
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Good practice owner
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Organisation
SID Bank (Slovene export and development bank)
Slovenia
Vzhodna Slovenija
Contact
Senior project manager