The workshop was a valuable opportunity to exchange experiences, share good practices and strengthen regional cooperation, with a focus on sustainability, export promotion and access to international markets.

Looking ahead: turning regional connections into joint action — exploring a Regional VAT Conference, developing new regional initiatives and building stronger, long-term cooperation among Business Support Organisations.

Thank you to SIPPO – Swiss Import Promotion Programme and Swisscontact for bringing regional partners together and fostering meaningful cooperation.

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 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿?

On 𝟮𝟵–𝟯𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO), implemented by Swisscontact, brought together partner Business Support Organisations from 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝘇𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗮 in Tirana, Albania, for a two-day Regional Value-Added Textiles (VAT) Workshop.

𝗦𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗢 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗦𝗢𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:

Regional cooperation for export promotion

Evolving sustainability requirements for the textile and apparel sector

Practical support solutions for export-oriented SMEs

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗦𝗢𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗠𝗘𝘀?

By applying tools such as the 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 (𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧) and the 𝗖𝗢₂ 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹

By learning from regional experiences and exchanging good practices

By strengthening the BSOs’ network and connections with key Swiss and EU actors, including Sustainable Textiles Switzerland and EURATEX - European Apparel and Textile Confederation for gaining insights into emerging sustainability and market requirements and market access opportunities.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗦𝗢𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗠𝗘𝘀?

Stronger knowledge sharing across the region

Joint solutions to common challenges

More effective support for companies seeking access to international markets

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵:

Stronger regional connections and partnerships, ideas for future collaboration, and a shared commitment to a more competitive and sustainable textile sector.

𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀: Exploring a Regional VAT Conference, developing further joint regional initiatives and sustaining collaboration among BSOs beyond individual interventions

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗢, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. 𝗕𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗕𝗦𝗢𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁-𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀.

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