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SME Policy Index: Eastern Partner Countries 2020

Assessing the Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe

The SME Policy Index: Eastern Partner Countries 2020 – Assessing the Implementation of the Small Business Act for Europe is a unique benchmarking tool to assess and monitor progress in the design and implementation of SME policies against EU and international best practice. It is structured around the ten principles of the Small Business Act for Europe (SBA), which provide a wide range of pro-enterprise measures to guide the design and implementation of SME policies. This report marks the third edition in this series, following assessments in 2012 and 2016. It provides a comprehensive overview of the state of play in the implementation of the ten SBA principles, and monitors progress made since 2016. It also identifies remaining challenges affecting SMEs in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries and provides recommendations to address them based on EU and international good practice examples. The 2020 edition also features a novelty: An assessment of three new dimensions going beyond core SME policy (competition, contract enforcement and business integrity) looking at key structural reform priorities that are critical to establishing a level playing field for enterprises of all sizes and ownership types.

Published on March 17, 2020Also available in: Russian

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface
Foreword
Abbreviations and acronyms
Executive summary
Policy framework, structure of the report and assessment process
Overview: 2020 SME Policy Index scores and key findings
Economic context
Methodology for the Small Business Act assessment
Organisation profiles
Small Business Act assessment: Findings by pillar6 chapters available
Level playing field in the Eastern Partner countries
Pillar A – Responsive government
Pillar B – Entrepreneurial human capital
Pillar C – Access to finance
Pillar D – Access to markets
Pillar E – Innovation and Business Support
Small Business Act assessment: Eastern Partner country profiles6 chapters available
Armenia: Small Business Act country profile
Azerbaijan: Small Business Act country profile
Belarus: Small Business Act country profile
Georgia: Small Business Act country profile
Republic of Moldova: Small Business Act country profile
Ukraine: Small Business Act country profile
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