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- News 2009
.jpg) Partnership Agreement with VCCI Vietnam DECP signed a Partnership Agreement with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Hanoi on the 23rd of October, 2009. The PA was signed by the first executive vice-president of the VCCI, Mr. Hoang Van Dung on behalf of the VCCI and Mr. Ronald de Leij, director of DECP.
Also the Dutch Ambassador in Vietnam, Mr. Joop Scheffers, was present at the signing ceremony. More...».JPG) Partnership Agreement with RUEA Armenia On Wednesday 16 September, 2009 in Yerevan, a Partnership Agreement was signed between DECP, represented by its director, Mr. Ronald de Leij, and the president of RUEA, Mr. Arsen Gasaryan.
The signing ceremony was attended by several board members and representatives of sector and regional employers’ organisations and covered by national media. More...»
.JPG) Fact-finding to Burundi From 8 to 10 July a delegation of DECP with Bram Van Overbeeke and J.M. Standaert, special advisors, visited the "Association des Employeurs du Burundi"(AEB) and the AFAB “Association des Femmes Entrepreneurs du Burundi” (see photo left).
During their stay they also had meetings with the EU-Delegation, the Dutch Embassy, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, USAID, etc. as well as some important private foreign investors.
During the meetings with the management and board of both organizations several proposals for cooperation were submitted and discussed. The DECP-delegation promised to reply in the following weeks.
.JPG) Partnership agreement with CERM During a Board meeting on February 24, 2009, CERM (Confederation of Employers of the Republic of Macedonia), represented by its President Mile Boskov, and Ronald de Leij of DECP signed a Partnership Agreement. More...»
.JPG) Fact-finding to Bangladesh and the BEF From February 16 to 20 February Jan Karel Bout and Bram Van Overbeeke visited Bangladesh at the invitation of the Bangladesh Employers Federation (BEF). The BEF is over 50 years old and a well-established and financially independent employers' organisation. While macro-economic conditions are slowly improving in Bangladesh, the room for improving the business climate is large indeed. Energy shortages are a serious problem, government bureaucracy is a real constraint on private sector development and the country's infrastructure needs improvement.
DECP and the BEF identified a number of areas of possible cooperation. BEF representatives will be invited to a training to be organised for a number of Asian employers' organisations.
BEF indicated it is looking for expertise in the fields of productivity improvement and saving energy. DECP promised to contact PUM (Netherlands Senior Experts) in order to try and find qualified experts.
BEF also mentioned the ICT-sector as a promising one and inquired whether DECP could help with match-making between Bangladeshi and Dutch/European companies. DECP promised to contact the CBI (Centre for the promotion of imports from developing countries) in Rotterdam, since they are the specialised agency in this field.
.JPG) Partnership Agreement signed with employers organisations in Nicaragua On February 12th, DECP signed a Partnership Agreement with Consejo Superior de la Empresa Privada COSEP and the Cámera de Industrias de Nicaragua CADIN. The Dutch Ambassador Lambert Grijns was present at the signing ceremony. More...»
.JPG) Fact-finding to Serbia From 27 to 29 January 2009 a delegation of DECP, with Mr. Korten, deputy director, and Standaert, special advisor, visited the Serbian Union of Employers (UPS) with the aim to agree on a cooperation programme.
They also met important “stakeholders” of UPS, as the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Mr. Rasim Lljajic, the state secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Mr. Zoran Martinovic, and the assistant minister in charge of.JPG) Fact-finding to Montenegro From 14 – 16 January the new Director of DECP, Ronald de Leij, and special advisor Jean-Marie Standaert travelled to Montenegro for a fact-finding mission. Main objective of the trip was to meet with the board and staff of the Montenegrin Employers Federation UPCG. Visits also took place to the Confederation of Trade Unions of Montenegro and the Vice-minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
The UPCG was founded in 2002 and has a total of approx. 1000 members. They declare to represent about 85% of GDP in Montenegro. UPCG is member of IOE and of AREC (Adriatic Regional Employers Center) and observer-member of BUSINESSEUROPE. UPCG has a sister organisation for SME’s which is member of UEAPME (the European Association of Crafts for Small and Medium-sized enterprises).
DECP's impression was that UPCG has very competent and motivated staff professionals.
During the debriefing several proposals of cooperation were discussed which will be followed-up in the near future.
.GIF) Fact-finding to Niger From January 18 to 21 Jan Karel Bout and Bram Van Overbeeke visited Niger at the invitation of the Fédération des Organisations Patronales du Niger (FOP Niger).
FOP Niger is young (2006), but very active employers organisation. It comprises 13 sectoral organisations covering all major sectors. Niger is liberalising its economy and is aware of its 172nd ranking on the World Bank Doing Business list. FOP Niger works with the government to improve the business climate To that end DECP has offered its expertise and cooperation which will primarily be aimed at capacity building. FOP Niger will formulate its priorities and communicate them to DECP.
.JPG) DECP and VSB to carry out communication project with the help of Twinning facility Surinam Netherlands (UTSN) DECP advised the Surinam Trade and Industry Association (VSB) in August 2008 to improve its communication policy. Roel Smit, former director communication of the Dutch employers' organisation VNO-NCW, drafted an extensive advice with concrete measures to improve the communication of the VSB and hence its image among its members and other stakeholders. To give the implementation of this advice a flying start, DECP and VSB applied thru the Twinning facility Suriname-Nederland UTSN (for more information see www.utsn.nl) for the appointment of a communication staff member at the VSB office for one year. Both organisations were very glad this application was granted and that they could nominate Nel Engelman as communication staff member at the VSB office in Paramaribo. More...»
 Partnership Agreements A Partnership Agreement is a framework in which DECP and the partner formalise their cooperation and describe in general terms the activities they will develop in the short and the long run. Since DECP's foundation in 2005, 9 Partnership Agreements have been signed. More...»
.JPG) Sounding Board Group Becoming or being an entrepreneur is often a lonely pursuit, especially if you are just a small business entrepreneur and you cannot spare the money to seek advice from professional service providers. In many countries, the solution to this problem is the creation of a Sounding Board Group for entrepreneurs, comprising experienced ex-entrepreneurs, ex-managers or ex-business consultants.
Should you like to set up a Sounding Board Group, DECP can help you. More...»
.JPG) New Director of DECP As per January 1st, Ronald de Leij has taken up the position of director of DECP. He is the successor of Jan Karel Bout, who retired but will continue to support DECP as one of DECP's special advisors. More..»
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