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Accelerating access to finance and growth for SMEs in emerging markets is the essence of the partnership between PUM Netherlands senior experts and BiD Network. Working together successfully for over two years in Uganda, nine SMEs have been able to attract investment. This month, both parties agreed to intensify their collaboration by expanding to Rwanda and Kenya.
The international IT service provider Atos has joined PUM Business Circle. Atos is European leader in Big Data, Cybersecurity, High Performance Computing and Digital Workplace. Working from 73 countries worldwide, Atos provides Cloud services, Infrastructure & Data Management, Business & Platform solutions and Transaction services through Worldline, the European market leader for payment solutions and transaction services.
Small and medium scale agrifood enterprises play a key role in transforming food systems and delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals. The AgriProFocus network and PUM Netherlands senior experts signed an agreement on July 4 to strengthen their collaboration.
Sustainable development requires partnerships and knowledge exchange. Promoting SME’s at a national level has proven to be an effective and sustainable solution for creating more inclusive growth.
On behalf of PUM Netherlands senior experts, Hans Nillesen, country coordinator for Jordan, signed a Cooperation Agreement with Anwar Haddad, chairman of the Jordan Date Association JODA. The agreement implies that during the coming two years PUM will exercise a programme that will lead to a stronger JODA Association, and better performance of its members: some 80 Jordan date farmers.
People who have built up experience within the metal industry throughout their working life are of great value to PUM. Currently we are looking to recruit more experts with knowledge of the metal industry. For example, company managers, but also welders, CNC machine or robot operators. Colleagues in developing countries could greatly benefit from their knowledge.
Approximately half of PUM’s advisory missions in the Healthcare sector take place within the hospital industry. In particular at smaller hospitals and first aid posts in the rural areas of the countries where PUM is active. Necessary, modern equipment for diagnostics and treatment is often not present here.
PUM is starting 25 new programmes in 15 countries focusing on youth employment & entrepreneurship, International Corporate Social Responsibility and supporting access to finance. The programmes are funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and are complementary to the regular projects.
Photos of PUM experts during advisory missions, a video in which a customer shows the impact of PUM advice or a live video of a conference about youth unemployment. Starting today, you will find it all on Instagram. Check our account on the social platform to see how PUM supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries and emerging markets.
“PUM has contributed to one or more changes in knowledge and business practices for 90% of the businesses they support.” This is one of the findings emerging from a four-year research partnership between Wageningen Economic Research and the Erasmus School of Economics. Labeled “PRIME” (Pioneering Real‐time Impact Monitoring and Evaluation), they assessed the impact of PUM and CBI support to SMEs, based on data collected over the period between 2014 and 2017. The results are now presented.
Sir Ebel van Dijk (73), PUM coordinator of the beekeeping sector, and former experts Sir Christiaan de Witt (73) and Sir Adriaan Stoop (75), were appointed as members of The Order of Orange-Nassau at the end of last week. They received the royal honour for, among other things, their volunteer work for PUM.