The biggest Diaspora event of the year was held on May 24th and 25th, 2019, in Prishtina. The Economic Conference of Albanian Diaspora from Europe – B2B gathered and connected Kosovo businesses with Diaspora businesses, with the aim of creating new business deals to...

Empowering youth and helping them obtain adequate skills to meet job market requirements is one of the primary goals of the EMPOWER Private Sector project. As a part of the third phase of EMPOWER Private Sector’s On-the-Job Training Program, 63 youth from the municipalities of...

Over 900 youth attended DOKU.TECH 2019, one of the biggest annual technological events in the region. With the theme of “Humanizing the digital, Digitizing the human”, the event was held at the youth-run building, Termokiss in Prishtina on June 8th and 9th, bringing together more...

A one-week training on the design and installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems took place in Prishtina from June 3rd, 2019. This is a first of its kind activity in Kosovo, where 19 participants are undertaking 15-days of training on the design and installat...

Kosovo companies involved in solar energy attended the world’s leading exhibition fair for the solar industry, Intersolar Europe 2019, held in Munich, Germany, during May 15th -17th, 2019. The annual fair gathers more than 1,300 exhibitors each year. Jaha Solar, S-Imeri (ESKO),...

During May 7th-10th, 2019, apparel producers CroFashion, Wear & Go, ArtaTex and ArtaTex Group visited apparel factories and held B2B meetings with Turkish companies in Istanbul and Bursa. Supported by EMPOWER Private Sector in partnership with Sida, the Kosovo Apparel...

On April 26th, 2019, more than 250 ambitious Kosovo girls and young women gathered to mark the Girls in ICT Day in Prishtina.  The annual event is celebrated around the world to inspire and motivate girls and young women to consider education and careers in the ICT sector. The...

On March 29th, 2019, Kosovo wood processing companies Ciao Berto, Elnor, Candeo, Albed and Shehu and the Association of Wood Processors of Kosovo went on a three-day trade mission to Belgium. Representatives from these companies visited five showrooms and met with 16 Belgian and...

On March 29th, 2019, Kosovo wood processing companies took part in a three-day trade mission in Belgium. The aim of the mission was to support the expansion of Kosovo businesses and increase Kosovo exports through market linkages with European markets, including Diaspora...

USAID EMPOWER Private Sector in partnership with Sida signed a grant to support metal company Jasin Metal, to obtain the CE mark for five groups of products. The CE mark is a quality certification which indicates conformity with international health, safety, and environmental...

Over 900 people attended DOKU.TECH 2019, one of the biggest annual technological events in the region. Held at the youth-run building, Termokiss in Prishtina, on June 8th and 9th, 2019, the event brought together more than 20 local organizations and companies. The conference...

  On May 24th and 25th, 2019, the Economic Conference of Albanian Diaspora from Europe – B2B will be held in Pristina. The conference aims to link Diaspora businesses from Europe with Kosovo businesses, and identifying investment and export opportunities for products...

On April 12th, 2019, USAID EMPOWER Private Sector in partnership with Sida signed a grant to support apparel manufacturer Wear & Go to obtain BSCI and ISO international standards quality certifications. Once obtained, the certifications will enable the company to expand sales...

The USAID EMPOWER Private Sector project in partnership with Sida recently supported wood-processing company Divani to implement Lean manufacturing at firm level. This was done with the aim of improving the company’s operating performance, productivity, and competitiveness. On...

On March 26th and 27th, 19 youth from Gjilan, Han i Elezit and Kacanik were awarded certificates for the successful completion of in-company training at ceremonies in Han i Elezit and Gjilan. The training was part of EMPOWER Private Sector’s first phase of the On-the-Job (OTJ)...

During February 13th – 16th 2019, EMPOWER Private Sector beneficiary Peppermint International attended the world’s leading trade fair for organic food BIOFACH, in Nuremberg, Germany. The company, which was established in 2012 in Leposavic, produces essential oils from a wide...

On March 1st, 2019, the USAID EMPOWER Private Sector project in partnership with Sida signed a grant agreement to support company ElektroStublla to obtain quality certifications (VDE) for 10 of its products. Elektrostublla produces a variety of pipes, electrical installation...

On February 27th 2019, Kosovo apparel companies participated in a one-day training workshop on the Production Management System (PMS). Participants were trained on establishing Process Specifications, Standard Minute Value (SMV) and Standard Allowed Minute (SAM) and “Pitch Time”....