The CAI Programme

This project is co-financed by the European Commission's Central Asia Invest Programme. The Central Asia Invest is a regional programme which aims to promote the sustainable economic development of Central Asian Countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) by encouraging the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The programme also supports the relationship between European and Central Asian Business Intermediary Organisations, with a view to the integration of the Central Asian markets in the world economy.

The programme supports capacity building projects for Business Intermediary Organisations in Central Asia. The activities must aim to upgrade the skills of staff members and to reinforce networking, making them better equipped to service the local businesses and to facilitate trade between Europe and Asia.

Applicants for these kind of projects can be non-profit making organisations such as chambers of commerce, sector-specific trade, industrial and professional associations, regulatory bodies and agencies promoting trade, investment and commercial activities as well as sector-based agencies concerned with working with SMEs.

If you are interested in further information about the Central Asia Invest Programme, please contact the European Commission in Brussels or the European Commission's Delegation to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.