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Continuation of Corporate Sustainability Reporting Training for BiH Companies
The Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina (VTK/STK BiH), in collaboration with the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO), continues to su...
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SIPPO-Programm endet in Kolumbien: Sicherung des Erreichten
SIPPO (Swiss Import Promotion Programme), das vom Schweizer Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) getragen und von Swisscontact umgesetzt wird, war...
Preparation of companies for reporting on sustainability according to EU standards
Foreign Trade/Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina (VTK/STK BiH), with the support of the Swiss Export Promotion Program (SIPPO), organized...
North Macedonia: Circular business models to drive sustainability in the Natural Ingredients and Processed Foods sectors
The Economic Chamber of North Macedonia (ECM), in partnership with the team of SIPPO North Macedonia under the lead of Elena Miloshevska Jovanovska, t...
Ukraine has become the 12th country to join the SIPPO programme
Ukraine has become the 12th country to join the SIPPO programme. We talk to Marco Kräuchi, SIPPO Programme Manager at the State Secretariat for Econom...
SIPPO Peru's collaboration with Promperú resulted in export successes of its member companies
What is the impact of SIPPO's work with BSOs in its partner countries? A number of case studies illustrate the impact of our SIPPO country teams' work...
SIPPO Bosnia and Herzegovina: Excellent collaboration with Foreign Trade Chamber of BiH and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of RS
As the Country Representative of SIPPO in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Boris Tadić brings extensive experience in development cooperation to the table. His...
A new e-Learning module on Sustainability in the Trade Promotion Academy
Sustainability is one of the two important cross-cutting themes for SIPPO in the current Phase II of the programme. In 2021 and 2022, SIPPO developed...
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) Trainings
We are pleased to announce a series of trainings on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The trainings are intended for companies...
Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Kind + Jugend Trade Fair in Cologne, September 3rd-5th, 2024.
The Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina (VTK/STK BiH), proudly represented six leading Bosnian companies specializing in children's garmen...
It gets urgent: How can exporters fulfil their enhanced corporate human rights due diligence duties?
Companies that want to export to Switzerland and the EU will in future have to make great efforts to fulfill a more stringent corporate human rights d...
Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Kind + Jugend trade fair in Cologne: growing presence in the global market for children's products
The Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina (VTK/STK BiH), a BSO supported by SIPPO BiH, proudly represented six leading Bosnian companies spe...
Unterzeichnung eines Memorandum of Understanding zwischen Morocco Foodex und Swisscontact
Ein wichtiges Element im Import Promotion Forum, das im Juni dieses Jahres in Lausanne/Schweiz stattfand, war die Unterzeichnung eines Memorandum of U...
Valuable insights and expanded network for SIPPO's partner BSOs at SIPPO's Import Forum
The seven officials from four of SIPPO’s BSO partners (TIKZN, Wesgro, ECDC and CECOSA) were highly impressed with their participation and expressed th...
Schweiz spielt wichtige Rolle an der "Cocoa and Chocolate Fair" in Lima
Bei der 15. Durchführung der Kakao- und Schokoladenmesse in Lima, Peru, vom 18.-21. Juli 2024, war die Schweiz das Partnerland, das aufgrund seiner Tr...
SIPPO facilitates growing exchanges between BSO partners Wesgro and ProColombia
One of the outcomes of SIPPO South Africa and SIPPO Colombia's facilitation of successful, virtual exchanges between their partner BSOs, Wesgro and Pr...
SIPPO Import Promotion Forum 2024: Persönlicher Austausch zur Nachhaltigkeit des Welthandels
Das von SIPPO (Swiss Import Promotion Programme) organisierte Import Promotion Forum hat sich in den letzten drei Jahren zu einer wichtigen Plattform...
Virtual knowledge sharing workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Compliance with SIPPO South Africa's Business Support Organisation (BSO) partners
For South Africa, rich in biodiversity, ABS safeguards its unique flora and promotes indigenous knowledge by applying fair access to indigenous, biolo...
EUDR Challenges and Opportunities: Workshops in Banjaluka and Bijeljina
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Republic of Srpske (CCIRS), with the support of the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO), successfully organiz...
EUDR – Challenges of the New European Directive
The Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Srpska and the Regional Chamber of Commerce Bijeljina, in cooperation with Bureau Veritas d.o.o. Serbia and...
EU-Richtlinie für Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung: SIPPO unterstützt BSOs in Serbien
Vom 9. bis 10. Mai 2024 veranstaltete SIPPO Serbien zusammen mit der serbischen Industrie- und Handelskammer (CCIS) und dem Beratungsunternehmen ANTEJ...
Training in Sustainability and Opportunities for Value Chains
Sierra y Selva Exportadora, with the support of SIPPO Peru, organizes workshops on sustainable trade in Lima, Oxapampa, and Satip
CCIRS Strengthens Capacity with Productive OCA Workshop
The Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Republic of Srpska (CCIRS) collaborated on a highly successfu...
Post-2024 EU market access for Technical Wood
In Indonesia, SIPPO collaborates with the Directorate General for National Export Development (DGNED) within the Ministry of Trade to discuss EU marke...
Peruvian natural ingredients for the cosmetics industry are showcased at the InCosmetics fair in Paris.
SIPPO Peru collaborated with PROMPERÚ in participating with a national stand at the InCosmetics fair, which was attended by 10 Peruvian companies spec...
Munich Fabric Start, September 2024
Join to the Foreign Trade Chamber BiH at the International trade fair Munich Fabric Start!
EU-Nachhaltigkeitsvorschriften: Chancen für den europäischen Holzsektor
Die holzverarbeitenden Unternehmen in den SIPPO-Partnerländern nutzen die Chancen und Potenziale, die sich aus den aktuellen Herausforderungen des Mar...
SIPPO in Tunesien: Starke Partnerschaften und greifbare Ergebnisse
Seit 2017 ist SIPPO in Tunesien aktiv und hat starke Beziehungen zu lokalen Business Support Organizations (BSOs) aufgebaut. SIPPO konzentriert sich n...
Enhancing Communication Skills with Online Tools - Workshop for CCIRS Staff
Digitalization is one of two cross-cutting topics that is at the core of SIPPO s activities with partner Business Support Organizations (BSOs).
Colombia at Chocoa Amsterdam: Driving the Transformation of the Cocoa Sector
Collaboration between our SIPPO, Colombia + Competitiva and Paisajes + Sostenibles projects, financed by Swiss cooperation and executed by Swisscontac...
Chamber of Commerce Recognizes Business Excellence in Republika Srpska
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Republika Srpska (CCIRS) held a 20th ceremony of “The Election of the Most Successful in the Economy of the Re...
Regionaler Balkan-Worshop Value-added Textiles
Über 20 Vertreterinnen und Vertreter von Business Support Organizations (BSOs) aus dem Textilsektor trafen sich in Skopje, Mazedonien, um bewährte Pra...
SIPPO Regional Workshop – Value added Textile Sector
Networking and learning with BSOs from the Value-added Textile sector from the Balkan region (B&H, Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia)
Digitalization in 2023
During 2023, SIPPO BiH was very active in providing capacity development support to its partners FTC BiH and CCIRS in the digitalization of their proc...
Technologie im Tourismus und klimabewusste Strategien: Einblicke von der ITB Berlin 2024
5 Business Support Organizations (BSOs) präsentierten ihre Länder mit beeindruckenden Pavillons auf der diesjährigen ITB Berlin, der weltweit führende...
SIPPO Peru had successful participation at Biofach 2024
In the recent month of February, the Swiss Import Promotion Programme - SIPPO, took part in Biofach, the world's leading trade fair for organic food,...
BSO aus fünf Ländern wurden von SIPPO auf der BIOFACH 2024 unterstützt
An der Biofach 2024, der Weltleitmesse für Bio-Lebensmittel in Nürnberg Mitte Februar, unterstützte SIPPO BSO aus fünf Ländern, in denen das Programm...
Klimawandel, integrativer Tourismus und künstliche Intelligenz waren wichtige Themen an der FITUR 2024
An der internationalen Tourismusmesse FITUR vom 24. bis 28. Januar 2024 in Madrid nahm SIPPO Kolumbien mit den BSO ProColombia und Acotour und insgesa...
SIPPO führt die Intervention "Nachhaltiger Marktzugang" bei Serbiens Industrie- und Handelskammer (CCIS) ein
Ende letzten Jahres wurde SIPPO in der "Fünften Mitteilung über das Engagement der Industrie- und Handelskammer Serbiens zur Übereinstimmung mit den z...
Developing spaces to promote Colombian cocoa
With the attendance of more than 250 participants, the II Binational Meeting of Cocoa Organizations was held; and the 10th National Fine and Aroma Coc...
Invitation to the Kind + Jugend Fair
The Swiss Export Promotion Program invites all qualified companies from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the sectors of textiles, furniture, footwear, and cl...
SIPPO supports networking and cooperation development
Significant Contacts Established at International Trade Fairs.
SIPPO BiH Lands on LinkedIn!
We are thrilled to announce the official launch of the SIPPO BiH LinkedIn page - your new platform for connecting with partners and professionals dedi...
SIPPO Import Promotion Forum: Aufbau von Beziehungen zwischen BSOs und Schweizer Importernetzwerken
Das SIPPO Import Promotion Forum, das 2023 erstmals in einem neuen Format stattfand, ermöglicht den Austausch zwischen BSOs aus SIPPO-Ländern und Schw...
VALUABLE EXCHANGE BETWEEN SIPPO SOUTH AFRICA AND ITS PARTNER BSOS & STAKEHOLDERS DURING THE ANNUAL COUNTRY COORDINATION COMMITTEE (CCC) MEETING
SIPPO’s five BSO partners and its stakeholders met at the Swiss Residence in Pretoria on 2 November 2023 for the annual CCC meeting, for exchanges and...
Invitation to BiH Companies to Participate in the SIAL 2024 Food Industry Fair
Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina is organizing the second presentation of BiH companies at the prestigious SIAL 2024, the leading globa...
Strategy for Online Communication for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Republika Srpska
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Republika Srpska (CCIRS), with the support of the Swiss Export Promotion Program (SIPPO), has made significant...
Dynamischer internationaler Handel: Schlagkräftige Initiativen von SIPPO Marokko im November
Im November orchestrierte SIPPO Marokko eine Reihe von Aktivitäten und markierte damit einen intensiven Monat mit mehreren Engagements.
The first African Biotrade Festival in Johannesburg - supported by SIPPO
SIPPO was a key technical partner of the first African Biotrade Festival, a celebration of the value derived from indigenous plant biodiversity, where...
CEPEX and APIA: Gain visibility and support their members at Food Ingredients Europe 2023.
From 28 to 30 November, SIPPO and its partner BSOs focused on bringing together the world's leading food and drink importers, buyers, natural ingredie...
Processed Food, a long standing sector in Tunisia revisited with partners CEPEX and GICA at ANUGA
During ANUGA 2023, SIPPO Tunisia supported its partner BSOs, CEPEX and GICA in their strategy to upgrade local offer through integrating and adopting...
Fostering Sustainability: BSOs contribution !!
In continuity on the BSO awareness and understanding sustainability, the importance of this topic from importing market side and at the buyers meeting...
Gemeinsam zum Erfolg: Sportbekleidung "Made in Albania" auf der ISPO Munich 2023
Fünf albanische Exporteure waren auf der führenden Sportfachmesse ISPO Munich 2023 vertreten. Ermöglicht wurde dies durch die BSO Albanian Investment...
Success of exhibitors from South Africa at ANUGA
SIPPO’s BSO partners, the dtic, Wesgro and TIKZN commenced planning and preparation of the exhibitors early for participation at this leading trade fa...
ESG Principles of Sustainability – Training for CCIRS Employees and Their Partners
With the support of the SIPPO the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Srpska (CCIRS) organized training for its employees.
Indonesia
2024 has just began
SIPPO Indonesia and the BSOs recently held their annual Steering Committee Meeting, known as the Country Coordination Committee meeting. This meeting brought together SIPPO, its Business Support Organisation (BSO) partners and SECO-funded projects in Indonesia to discuss and finalise their work plan for the year 2024
Die unermüdliche Unterstützung von SIPPO Peru unterstützt das Wachstum der lokalen Wirtschaft
Victor Sarabia, Country Representative, und Isabel Rodriguez, Export Promotion Manager, bilden das SIPPO Peru Team. SIPPO Peru ist in den drei Sektore...
2nd Forum on Corporate Sustainability: Towards a Sustainable Culture
SIPPO promotes sustainability as a fundamental pillar in business development alongside its BSOs, PROMPERU, and the Lima Chamber of Commerce.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
A+A 2023
The participation of the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FTC BiH) in the prestigious A+A 2023 trade fair for safety and health at work, supported by SIPPO represents a most important event for the workwear and footwear sector from B&H.
CCC 2023 – Annual SIPPO BiH Country Meeting
The Annual SIPPO Bosnia and Herzegovina Country Coordination Committee - CCC 2023 meeting was organized in Sarajevo. The CCC meeting provided an excel...
Anuga FINE FOOD 2023: "The Best Flavours of Bosnia and Herzegovina"
Under the slogan "The Best Flavours of Bosnia and Herzegovina", the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina organized the participation of BiH...
FICAFÉ Puno 2023: Successful Boost to Peruvian Coffee Export
The event allowed strengthening the position of Peruvian coffee in global markets, as well as consolidating essential commercial ties for the ongoing...
Indonesia signing Technical Agreements with BSO
Through the SIPPO programme, Swisscontact has significantly strengthened its presence in Indonesia as a capacity-building programme for export promoti...
SIPPO unterstützt BSOs aus fünf Ländern bei der Anuga in Köln
SIPPO unterstützte mehrere Business Support Organisationen (BSO) aus fünf verschiedenen Ländern, nämlich Bosnien&Herzegowina, Peru, Südafrika, Tun...
SIPPO-Expertise stärkt Schweizer Kooperationsprojekte
SIPPO ist vor allem bekannt für seine Aktivitäten zum Kapazitätsaufbau im Bereich der Exportförderung, die sich an Business Support Organizations (BSO...
Ausprobieren: Aufdatiertes und neu gestaltetes TPA-Modul «Market Analysis»
SIPPO passt ihre Trade Promotion Academy (TPA) regelmässig an die Entwicklungen im Welthandel und Veränderungen bei der Export Promotion an. So werden...
SIPPO Peru Facilitates Peruvian Business Participation at Anuga
SIPPO, in collaboration with the Lima Chamber of Commerce and PROMPERÚ, contributed to the growth of the Peruvian food sector at the renowned internat...
Sustainable Tourism Certifications: A master key to generate opportunities in the European market
More than 130 attendees from ProColombia, ACOTUR and Colombia+Competitiva meet to discuss the relevance of certifications in sustainable tourism, as a...
SIPPO and Swiss Cooperation Projects in support of empowering women in the bio trade sector in South Africa
On the occasion of Women’s Day 2023 in South Africa, SIPPO as a well-established mandate of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) pa...
Wichtige Impulse für Sektor Natürliche Inhaltsstoffe in Vietnamn durch SIPPO Advisory Board Member Boris Rafalski
SIPPO kann auf ein Netz von fachlich ausgewiesenen Beratern zurückgreifen, die SIPPOs Export-Promotion-Aktivitäten beratend unterstützen. In dieser Fu...
SIPPO at the XIV Salon of Cacao and Chocolate in Peru
The XIV Salon of Cacao and Chocolate in Peru, which took place from Thursday, July 13th, to Sunday, July 16th, was a resounding success with the activ...
Workshops on Commercial Management in Coffee-Growing Regions
The objective of these trainings was to provide knowledge and tools to employees and organizations of Sierra y Selva Exportadora (SSE) to enhance thei...
SIPPO participates in the launch of Anuga 2023 in Lima
In collaboration with the Lima Chamber of Commerce and PROMPERU, the launch event of Anuga, trade fair for the international food industry, took place...
SIPPO Indonesia supports market and sustainability update for BSO DAI
The Indonesian BSO DAI, which had been invited to the SIPPO Import Forum in Bern/Switzerland in early June, took the opportunity to provide an update...
How to measure the impact of tourism to make it more sustainable?
With the attendance of more than 70 representatives from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, ProColombia and ACOTUR, was held the virtual...
SIPPO Peru strengthens its sectors with monitoring sessions
On May 23 and 25, 2023, SIPPO Peru organized two sectoral monitoring sessions that brought together program partners to exchange ideas and propose act...
SIPPO’S TRADE PROMOTION ACADEMY (TPA) E-LEARNING PLATFORM SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED TO THE DTIC’S FOREIGN ECONOMIC REPRESENTATIVES BASED IN EUROPE AND OTHER REGIONS
SIPPO South Africa and specialists from the ITC were able to demonstrate the use and value of the TPA and certain of the ITC’s tools to this group of...
Interzum Köln: Drei SIPPO Teams beteiligen sich am Capacity Building und bei Länderpavillons
SIPPO ist im Sektor Technisches Holz in 4 seiner 11 Zielländer aktiv. 3 von ihnen - SIPPO Bosnien&Herzegowina, SIPPO Serbien und SIPPO Indonesien...
Digitalisierung – so geht SIPPO vor
Die digitale Transformation schreitet rasant voran. Sie ist für die Zukunft des globalen Handels und des SIPPO-Programms von grosser Bedeutung. SIPPO...
SIPPO-Unterstützung für Nicht-SIPPO-Länder - Beispiel Sri Lanka
Auf Ad-hoc-Anfrage des SECO kann SIPPO selektiv Nicht-SIPPO-Partnerländern ihr Handelsförderungswissen zur Verfügung stellen. Im Rahmen dieser sogenan...
SIPPO Indonesien, Morokko and Tunesien an der Seafood Expo Global Barcelona
Drei SIPPO Teams unterstützten die BSOs an der Seafood Expo Global (SEG) in Barcelona erfolgreich: SIPPO Indonesien, SIPPO Marokko und SIPPO Tunesien....
SIPPO participates as an institutional sponsor at the 2023 Chocolate and Cacao Salon
SECO, Swisscontact, and SIPPO endorse the organization of this significant event, which, for the first time, goes international with the support of Sa...
Filmpremiere für die Trade Promotion Academy
Die Trade Promotion Academy (TPA) von SIPPO ist ein erprobtes digitales Weiterbildungs-Tool. Sie bietet ein breites Spektrum an aktuellem Wissen im Be...
SIPPO delegations at In-Cosmetics attend conferences on the Peruvian offer
The Peruvian cosmetic industry has gained international recognition thanks to the presentation titled "Peru, The Cradle of Natural Cosmetopeia," offer...
Handelsförderung im virtuellen Raum: Ein neues E-Learning-Modul in SIPPO Trade Promotion Academy
Die SIPPO Trade Promotion Academy (TPA) hat ein neues E-Learning-Modul! Seit April 2023 können SIPPO Partner Business Support Organizations (BSO) und...
SIPPO supports the first market mission and product adaptation of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce at In-Cosmetics 2023 Barcelona
SIPPO supported the participation of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and its businessmen in In-Cosmetics Global, the world's largest event for personal...
SIPPO Südafrika, Kolumbien, Peru und Tunesien unterstützten BSO an der In-Cosmetics Global Trade Fair
Mehrere BSO aus Südafrika, Kolumbien, Peru und Tunesien wurden von SIPPO bei ihrer Teilnahme an der In-Cosmetics Global Trade Fair in Barcelona unters...
Tools for Market Research and Buyer Identification at In-Cosmetics Global Fair
SIPPO Peru participated in the In-Cosmetics Global fair, a leading event in personal care ingredients, accompanying its BSO PROMPERU.
Unterzeichnung eines MOU zur Handelsförderung zwischen Indonesien und der Schweiz
Das indonesische Handelsministerium hat ein Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) mit der Schweizer Regierung zur Zusammenarbeit bei der Handelsförderung...
Indonesia
Schulungsprogramm zu Unternehmensbewertungen
SIPPO Indonesien entwickelte ein Schulungsprogramm für das Ministerium für Genossenschaften und KMU (MOC) und das Handelsministerium (MOT) der Republik Indonesien. Nach dieser Ausbildung können nun die Mitarbeitenden Unternehmensbewertungen von KMU und die Auswahl geeigneter Produkte für den internationalen Markt, insbesondere in die Schweiz und Europa, selbständig durchführen.
Wertvolle Kontakte in Nachhaltigem Tourismus für Nordmazedonien und Peru
Alle vier SIPPO Länder, die den Sektor "Nachhaltiger Tourismus" unterstützen, Albanien, Kolumbien, Nordmazedonien und Peru, unterstützten BSOs bei der...
First International Study Tour at ITB Berlin Tourism Fair
SIPPO Peru supported PROMPERÚ in organizing a study tour for 13 SMEs from the tourism sector, participating for the first time in the international IT...
APIA, SIPPO & IPD eröffnen Chancen für den tunesischen Sektor Natürliche Inhaltsstoffe
Die BIOFACH, die im Februar 2023 in Nürnberg (Deutschland) stattfand, ist eine wichtige Messe für APIA. Die Präsenz auf der Messe wurde durch ein geme...
Die Biofach 2023 spiegelt SIPPOs Ausrichtung auf Nachhaltigkeit
Die Länderteams von SIPPO Serbien, Tunesien und Vietnam begleiteten BSOs an der Biofach 2023, der Weltleitmesse für Bio-Lebensmittel, in Nürnberg/Deut...
Vier SIPPO Länder unterstützen ihre BSOs an der Reisemesse ITB in Berlin
Vom 7. bis 9. März 2023 findet in Berlin die führende Reisemesse ITB statt. Nach mehreren schwierigen Jahren aufgrund von Covid findet die Messe endli...
More than 30 Peruvian companies participated in Biofach and Vivaness fairs
For the first time, Peru attended the Vivaness event to showcase its exportable offer of natural ingredients for the personal care subsector.
Dies sind die Trends und Aktivitäten von SIPPO in den sechs Sektoren für 2023
SIPPO ist in 6 Sektoren in seinen 11 Zielländern tätig. Welches sind die Trends in den Sektoren von SIPPO im Jahr 2023? Und als aktuelles Update: An w...
Meilenstein: SIPPO hat 7 Guiding Principles für nachhaltigen Handel entwickelt
Nachhaltigkeit ist eines der beiden Kernthemen, die in der zweiten Phase des SIPPO-Programms von 2021-2025 im Vordergrund stehen. Unter der Leitung vo...
Ein neues E-Learning-Modul in der SIPPO Trade Promotion Academy
Seit Dezember 2022 können Business Support Organisationen (BSOs), die mit SIPPO zusammenarbeiten, aber auch andere Interessierte ein neues E-learning...
Market Orientation/Buyer Mapping MOC 2022
The Ministry of Cooperative and SMEs of The Republic of Indonesia (MOC), supported by SIPPO, is expanding its network with Swiss and European import i...
Erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit im TRIC-Netzwerk
Durch die europaweite Zusammenarbeit von Organisationen in der Exportförderung können Projekte gemeinsam geplant und mit vereinten Kräften durchgefüh...
Successful SIPPO Country Coordination Committee meetings in Tunisia
SIPPO held its fifth annual Coordination Committee on November 29, 2022, in the presence of representatives of SECO in Tunisia, Swisscontact Tunisia,...
SIPPO Trade Promotion Academy (TPA): Ein erfolgreiches E-Learning-Tool für die Exportförderung
Die SIPPO Trade Promotion Academy (TPA) ist die umfassende E-Learning-Plattform von SIPPO. Seit mehr als zwei Jahren nehmen Mitarbeitende von SIPPO-Pa...
STUDY TOUR COSTA RICA: KNOWING BEST PRACTICES TO POSITION COLOMBIA AS A WORLD-CLASS SUSTAINABLE TOURIST DESTINATION
In order to learn about the best practices in promoting a sustainable destination, PROCOLOMBIA and ACOTUR, with the support of SIPPO, carried out a St...
Erforschen wir die Möglichkeiten für Nachhaltigkeit im Bereich verarbeiteter Lebensmittel auf der SIAL 2022!
SIPPO Tunesien begleitete CEPEX und GICA, ihre wichtigen Partner-BSOs in der Exportförderung von verarbeiteten Lebensmitteln in Tunesien an die SIAL 2...
SIPPO unterstützt BSOs an der SIAL in Paris
Fünf Ländergesellschaften von SIPPO, South Africa, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Morocco and Vietnam begleiteten von ihnen betreute Business Suppor...
SIPPO support for a successful participation of FENIP in the Conxemar fair focussing on sustainability and networking
For the 2nd time, #FENIP participates in the #FAO Congress. FENIP-Director Ms Lamia Znaghi participated as a High level panelist at the #Conxemar_X_CO...
FIRST PARTICIPATION BY SIPPO’S BSO PARTNER, CECOSA AT THE SANA, ORGANICS AND NATURAL PRODUCTS TRADE FAIR IN ITALY
CECOSA’s natural ingredients member companies expressed their appreciation for the excellent preparation by the BSO for their participation at SANA, f...
SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTRY PAVILION AT SIAL, PARIS 2022
In implementing its strategy for successful participation at this leading trade fair for the food sector, SIPPO’s BSO partner, the dtic, completed a s...
SIPPO is supporting The Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs of the Republic Indonesia - Public kick-off for B2B matchmaking preparation
SIPPO Indonesia is turning a new page in Phase 2 by entering into a new partnership with the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs (MoC) to increase BSO s...
Sustainable Tourism: Build a better world
24 entrepreneurs from the regions of Guaviare, Magdalena, Quindío, Huila, Putumayo and La Guajira participated in the online seminar on Criteria for t...
Opportunity to consolidate the recovery and revitalization of tourism in Colombia.
The 42nd edition of the International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR 2022, the second most important fair in the world and the first in the Ibero-American...
SIPPO supports BSO Invest North Macedonia for the national pavilion at Pure Origin 2022
SIPPO North Macedonia provided support and capacity development to the BSO Invest North Macedonia in organizing a national pavilion at the Pure Origin...
SIPPO Vietnam: Aligning value creation in the textile sector towards greater sustainability
Since the first phase of the programme, the SIPPO team in Vietnam, together with its experts, has sought to work with BSOs in the sector “Value Added...
Strenghtening the networking and market intelligence capacity of Peruvian BSOs
In the first half of 2022, SIPPO’s country team Peru and the international consultants contributed effectively to the capacity development of BSOs and...
SIPPO Marokko nahm drei erste Projekte in SIPPO-Phase 2 in Angriff
SIPPO Marokko prägt den Beginn der SIPPO-Phase 2 (bis 2025) mit drei Hauptaktivitäten: Die Vernetzung mit Frauenkooperativen für regionale Produkte, d...
SIPPO unterstützt BSO an der Biofach 2022
Ende Juli 2022 fand in Nürnberg die Biofach 2022 statt, die Weltleitmesse für Bio-Lebensmittel. Unter den fast 2300 Ausstellern aus 94 Ländern waren F...
Mitmachen: Umfrage zu nachhaltiger Beschaffung
Wir müssen mehr wissen! Wie sieht der Finanzierungsbedarf für die nachhaltige Beschaffung von KMU aus? Deshalb bitten wir Sie um 15 Minuten, um die Um...
Training for the preparation of Biofach is executed successfully
The Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO) in Peru, operated by Swisscontact, has successfully implemented the training process for the Biofach fair t...
Tunesisches Olivenöl für den Schweizer Markt
Die Orientierungsreise von Speiseöl-Produzenten aus Tunesien in der Schweiz, die Anfang Juni von SIPPO Tunesien und zwei tunesischen BSOs organisiert...
SIPPO stellt sich am Swiss Export Day 2022 vor
SIPPO präsentierte sich mit einem Stand am Swiss Export Tag 2022 in Basel. SIPPO fördert die Exportfähigkeit von Business Support Oganisationen (BSO)...
Tunesisches Olivenöl für die Schweiz
Mit der Unterstützung von SIPPO Tunesien bauten tunesische BSOs, die sich für Produzenten von tunesischem Olivenöl engagieren, eine starke Marktpositi...
Finanzierungsoptionen für KMUs beim nachhaltigen Supply Chain Management
Das SIPPO Import Promotion Forum fand bereits zum fünften Male statt. Sieben namhafte Referenten äusserten sich zum sehr aktuellen Thema, wie KMU sozi...
SIPPO Südafrika begleitet den Schweizer Botschafter nach Durban
Die Vertreterin von SIPPO in Südafrika unterstützte den Schweizer Botschafter in Südafrika, Dr. Nicolas Brühl, als Teil seiner Delegation bei seinem j...
SIPPO Import Promotion Forum 2022: Wie finanziert man nachhaltige Handelsbeziehungen zu Schwellenländern?
SIPPO und Handel Schweiz organisieren wiederum das traditionelle SIPPO Import Promotion Forum am Donnerstag, 2. Juni 2022 ab 16 Uhr. Es findet dieses...
Goldmedaille für tunesisches Olivenöl am Zurich Olive Oil Award ZOOA
Das sind hervorragende Nachricht aus der Schweiz! Nach der Bronzemedaille im letzten Jahr wurde dem tunesischen Olivenöl beim prestigeträchtigen inter...
SIPPO contributes to promote the Virtual Business Roundtable of the Chocolate Show
The Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) of the Swiss Cooperation – SECO in Peru disseminates commercial activities and actively contributes to th...
SIPPO Tunesien unterstützt die BSO CEPEX an der INCOSMETICS 2022
Das tunesische Exportzentrum CEPEX, Partner des SIPPO-Programms, integrierte sich auf hervorragende Weise in den Kosmetiksektor, indem es die Flaggsch...
Clément Graf und Monika Geissberger führen neu das SIPPO Programm
Das SIPPO-Programm hat eine neue Führung: Clément Graf übernimmt die SIPPO-Gesamtleitung von Fabienne-Alexia Müller, die SIPPO nac...
CBI, IPD and SIPPO have been working together successfully for decades
CBI can look back on 50 years of successful development cooperation. This time was also partly shaped by the cooperation with SIPPO and IPD, in variou...
Matthias Tesi Baur über die Wirkung neuer Formate bei Handelsmessen
Die Pandemie hat bei allen Publikums-Messen eine urplötzliche Verlagerung auf digitale Kontakte nötig gemacht. Einige Messen haben sich sehr...
Serbische BSOs präsentieren Nachhaltigkeitsthemen an der World Expo 2020 in Dubai
Die aktuelle Weltausstellung in Dubai ist den drei Themen "Chancen, Mobilität und Nachhaltigkeit" gewidmet. Im Rahmen dieser Themen möchte d...
A+A Düsseldorf: Gemeinsamer Erfolg von BSOs und SIPPO
Mehrere BSOs von Bosnien-Herzegowina, Nordmazedonien, Serbien und Albanien waren an der A+A in Düsseldorf vertreten. Zur Vorbereitung dieser wich...
Positive Signale von der ANUGA in Köln
Vor der Pandemie waren die BSO-Partner von SIPPO abwechselnd an der ANUGA in Köln und der SIAL in Paris mit ihren Länderpavillons vertreten....
Wie SIPPO Tunesien das BSO GIPP bei der Strategieentwicklung unterstützte
SIPPO arbeitet mit Business Support Organisationen in 11 Ländern zusammen. Ziel ist es, mit ihnen gemeinsam zukunftsweisende Konzepte und Projekt...
Die Trade Promotion Academy wird um ein neues Modul zum Thema Tourismus erweitert
Letztes Jahr im Oktober lancierte SIPPO die Trade Promotion Academy (TPA). Bisher haben sich über 400 Personen angemeldet, und es wurden übe...
Networking am Swiss Export Tag
SIPPO war zusammen mit dem Swiss Start-up Fund mit einem Stand am swiss export tag in Frauenfeld vertreten. An der Messe, die wieder als Präsenzv...
Exchange between The Timber Trade Federation TTF and Vietnamese BSOs
On 25 June 2021, SIPPO organized an exchange session on “Sustainable Development” between the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) UK and 5 Vie...
Webinar on Sourcing with Sustainability
In the event of the Vietnam Furniture Matching week, SIPPO was honor to organize a webinar "Sourcing with Sustainability".
Broadcast on EU new regulations for furniture sourcing
SIPPO expert - Ms. Juliane Lemcke - MSc in Wood Science and Technology had a broadcast on EU new regulations in furniture sourcing.
Communication and Marketing strategy for BSOs
On 1 April 2021, SIPPO held a brainstorming session on marketing and communication strategy toward sustainability for Vietnamese BSOs.
Resiliente Handelsketten dank langfristig angelegter Partnerschaften
Wie kann es gelingen, dass Exporteure trotz massiver Einschränkungen durch die Covid-19-Pandemie den Anschluss an den Weltmarkt nicht verlieren?...
Resiliente Handelsketten dank langfristig angelegter Partnerschaften
Wie kann es gelingen, dass Exporteure trotz massiver Einschränkungen durch die Covid-19-Pandemie den Anschluss an den Weltmarkt nicht verlieren?...
Resiliente Handelsketten dank langfristig angelegter Partnerschaften
Wie kann es gelingen, dass Exporteure trotz massiver Einschränkungen durch die Covid-19-Pandemie den Anschluss an den Weltmarkt nicht verlieren?...
Wie SIPPO ihre BSOs auf neuen digitalen Wegen unterstützt
Covid-19 hat einen massiven Einfluss auf die Wirtschaft. Die Pandemie zwingt uns dazu, das «Matchmaking» mit Kunden und Lieferanten neu zu e...
First Award for Tunisian Olive Oil in Switzerland
For the first time, a Tunisian olive oil has been awarded for its exceptional quality at the International Olive Oil Award in Zurich, Switzerland ZOOA...
Selling Mission for date derivatives in European Countries
As an adaptation to the new conditions due to the Covid crisis, the SIPPO programme continues to support its partners in Tunisia to open up new market...
Successful SIPPO partners participation in Biofach eSpecial 2021
The limitations of the Corona pandemic mean that international trade fairs are being organised in new ways, and therefore SIPPO supports its partner B...
High Touch or High Tech?
Wie sehen die Zukunft etablierter Textil-Messen und die Kommunikation in der Mode- und Textilindustrie aus? Wie entwickeln sich die Kontakte im B2B-Be...
Branding of Tunisian Dried Tomatoes for accessing new markets.
As a continuation of the work to develop a national strategy for the promotion of the dried tomato sector, the Groupement des Industries de Conserves...
The optimization of digital promotion is one of the main strategies for BSO to maintain and expand the sectors’ present in the global market amid pandemics.
Pandemic Covid-19 has changed the way people and organizations manage their business and operational. Digital marketing and virtual export promotion a...
Trade Promotion Academy (TPA) Introduction to Forum Fair Trade Indonesia (FFTI)
TPA is one of e-knowledge platform which focus on export promotion program. This application is developed by SIPPO and collaborate with two European e...
Strengthen the Branding of Tunisian olive oil on the Swiss market
Promoting the export of Tunisian olive oil on the Swiss market and enhancing the value of local varieties with their specific organoleptic chara...
Foreign Trade Regional Chambers receive training in Customer Management by SIPPO Peru
In alliance with PERUCAMARAS, the Import Promotion Program - SIPPO implemented the training workshops for the Peruvian Regional and Local Chambers of...
SIPPO and Morocco Foodex support ASMEX and Moroccan companies in preparing for BIOFACH eSPECIAL 2021
The Moroccan participation in the organic trade fair Biofach last year was a great success. This is why SIPPO and Morocco Foodex continued to support...
SIPPO and Partners in 2021: Value added Textile Sector
What we are currently experiencing, how we worked closely with the Textile Trade Association/Textile Cluster and Invest North Macedonia in the second...
Vietnam Export Promotion Forum 2020 - Towards sustainable export
On 16 December 2020, the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) and the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO) jointly organized the Vietnam Expo...
SIPPO and FENIP organized a videoconference on the Sustainability of fishery resources, Issues and Opportunities for Morocco
SIPPO and FENIP organized, on November 30, 2020, a videoconference on the challenges of the sustainability of the Moroccan fish sector, for the benefi...
EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENT AS SIPPO SOUTH AFRICA ROLLS OUT THE TPA E-LEARNING PLATFORM FOR ITS BSO PARTNERS
This e-learning platform developed for BSOs by top experts in the field of trade promotion, currently comprises 5 modules on core export promotion top...
Strengthening the commercial promotion capacity of FENIP and ASMEX Module 3: Monitoring and Evaluation of participation in a trade fair
Following the global crisis induced by the COVID and the subsequent emergency state around the globe, and due to the cancellation of trade fairs, the...
Generating capacities for virtual B2B matchmaking in the framework of the «Colombia Nature Travel Mart»
SIPPO organized a preparatory workshop for the 8th version of ProColombia's Colombia Nature Travel Mart, the most important business meeting in the to...
The 5th INDONESIA LIGHTWOOD COOPERATION FORUM (ILCF)
COVID-19 has been accelerating digital platform in business and training activity/workshop forcibly. Recently, Ministry of Trade (MOT) together with I...
SIPPO Peru develops the workplan for the Country Coordination Committee 2020 (CCC) of the processed food sector.
On November 9, the Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO), implemented by Swisscontact, held the Country 2020 Coordination Committee with its strategi...
Further strengthening sustainability in the Tunisian fish & seafood sector
With the aim of developing the concept of sustainability in the fisheries sector in Tunisia both in line with the national strategy for sustainable an...
B2B Event Organization Processes.
As part of the strengthening of the partner BSOs, SIPPO Tunisia has organized an online training on B2B Event Organization Processes.
Further strengthening sustainability in the Tunisian fish & seafood sector
With the aim of developing the concept of sustainability in the fisheries sector in Tunisia both in line with the national strategy for sustainable an...
Strengthening the capacities of strategic partners in the wood sector generates institutional synergies
The Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO) in support of the strategic allies ADEX (Association of Exporters) and PROMPERU held the closing meeting fo...
The coordinating committee of the SIPPO program in Morocco held its fourth annual meeting on 27 October 2020 in a virtual mode
This meeting was the last of phase 1 of the program which will end on June 30, 2021. The start of the second phase is scheduled for July 1, 2021 for a...
SIPPO VIETNAM SECTOR ROUNDTABLE 2020
Exchange and planning forum on sustainable development and promotion of the wood value chain
Erfolgreicher Export dank smartem Import
Für die Schweiz sind die grenzüberschreitenden Handelsflüsse überlebenswichtig. Der Import ist dabei ebenso entscheidend wie der o...
«Trade Promotion Academy» - die neue export-orientierte E-Learning-Plattform
Vor einigen Wochen lancierte SIPPO die brandneue «Trade Promotion Academy (TPA)». Auf dieser umfassenden E-Learning-Plattform kann man sich...
SIPPO Peru and PROMPERU executed a webinar to publish the results of the sustainable tourism research in the COVID context and the Post COVID 19 scenario.
PROMPERU supported by the Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO), a program sponsored by the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), has publis...
Signature of an agreement between ASMEX, GIZ and SIPPO A support program for date producers in the Zagora region is launched
SIPPO Morocco with its BSO ASMEX signed a partnership agreement with the Project for the Promotion of the Economy and Local Development (PEDEL) of GIZ...
SIPPO führt EFTA-Marktstudie für philippinische Exportprodukte durch
Eine Marktstudie zu drei philippinischen Exportprodukten (verarbeitete Lebensmittel, natürliche Inhaltsstoffe und natürliche Fasern und Text...
PROMPERU calls for the participation of European international buyers in the Andean Business Meeting (Virtual Business Matchmaking)
PROMPERU, one of the main Latin American Export Promotion and Tourism organizations, in its continuous role of promoting Peruvian exports and the Gene...
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP FOR BSOS ON SUPPORTING THEIR MEMBERS FROM THE NATURAL INGREDIENTS SECTOR TO INCREASE EXPORTS TO THE EUROPEAN MARKET
SIPPO SA partnered with the UNIDO implemented GQSP-SA project to facilitate virtual workshop sessions on 18 & 20 August 2020, for BSO partners, on...
PROMPERU and SIPPO Peru join forces to strengthen the sector of cocoa, chocolates and derivatives
PROMPERU, in alliance with the Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO) in Peru, is conducting a training process for its officials in order to strength...
From Trainees to Trainers
The Ministry of Trade of the Republic Indonesia (MOT) has successfully conducted a virtual sustainability reporting workshop and a sustainability comp...
The future of sustainable tourism in Peru
What is the profile of the sustainable tourist in the future? And what are post-COVID19-trend in Europe for the sustainable tourist sector? In a Webin...
PROMPERU implemented a webinar on sustainable tourism supported by SIPPO Peru
The Commission for the Promotion of Peruvian Exports and Tourism (PROMPERÚ) with the support of the Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO) funded...
CELEBRATING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE NATURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY
As part of Women’s Month in South Africa, SIPPO SA, participated in a women-to-women webinar on 11 August 2020 hosted by the BSO, SAEOPA, to celebrate...
Webinar on post-COVID challenges, EVFTA opportunities and new sector corporate wear for Vietnam textile
On 28 July 2020, Swiss Import Promotion Program (SIPPO) facilitated a networking session between DTB (Germany) and VITAS to build up partnership for f...
VIRTUAL NETWORKING EXCHANGE BETWEEN BSOS FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND COLOMBIA
SIPPO SA in collaboration with SIPPO Colombia, facilitated a virtual networking session between South African BSOs and ProColombia, to share best prac...
Successful collaboration between Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and SIPPO to increase BSOs services to their members.
SIPPO Indonesia collaborates with GRI to conduct ToT trainings for BSOs to support them in Sustainability Reporting or sustainability company profile...
Capacity Building Workshops for FENIP and ASMEX on the Management of Trade Promotion Activities in the New Era of Covid-19
As part of the capacity building of BSOs in their trade promotion activities, SIPPO Maroc organized two online training workshops on 20 and 22 July 20...
International Panorama of Cocoa and Chocolate in the current economic climate
In order to boost Colombian cocoa and chocolate exports and position it as one of the strategic sectors in the revival of the Colombian economy, FEDEC...
WEBINAR - THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE PROCESSED FOOD SECTOR IN EUROPE
SIPPO SA facilitated a virtual roundtable meeting on 30 June 2020 for its BSO partners on the effects of the Covid-19 crisis, on the processed foods a...
WEBINAR on Private Label and Brand Strategy, Opportunities and Perspectives for Tunisian Dried Tomato on the European market.
Tunisian Canned Food Industries Group GICA, together with SIPPO programme, organized an online workshop on June 30th, 2020 about the development of Pr...
“The Day After” for the Textile and Fashion Industry
Business Support Organizations (BSOs) supported by SIPPO organized a virtual panel discussion with representatives of German companies and DTB –...
VIRTUAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN TIKZN & THEIR PARTICIPANTS IN THE EXPORT MARKET ENTRY STRATEGY PROGRAMME
The SIPPO BSO partner, TIKZN, facilitated an informal Zoom meeting with participating companies on their export marketing plans, as part of the traini...
B2B Event Organization Processes-Online Training
As part of the partner BSOs capacity building, SIPPO Tunisia has organized an online training on B2B Event Organization Processes.
B2B Event Organization Processes.
As part of the strengthening of the partner BSOs, SIPPO Tunisia has organized an online training on B2B Event Organization Processes.
Project Assessments in time of Corona: SIPPO Indonesia successfully facilitated Swiss-based COMO and WTO's ITC to conduct project assessment productively through virtual meetings.
To implement meso-level approach and mandate, SIPPO has been collaborating with four Business Support Organizations (BSOs) since April 2017. With conc...
Covid - 19 webinar series : export market outlook and business responses
SIPPO Vietnam has joined hands with wood and textile BSOs in Vietnam in a series of webinars on the topic of export market outlook during the pandemic...
TechPack platform for BSOs and companies support
Macedonian start - ups and SMEs working in the field of ICT will provide support to companies working in the industries which are strongly affected by...
Market Screening of the Prickly Pear seed oil
The SIPPO program, in collaboration with its partners APIA and the PAMPAT project, organized on March 10, 2020 a workshop at the APIA headquarters in...
CRM- Capacity Building Training
As part of capacity building of partner BSOs, SIPPO Tunisia organized two days of training, on February 5th and 6th, 2020, on CRM solution "B2BTrace"...
Vietnam Technical Wood Working Group First Bulletin: Introduction to CLT and Glulam
Vietnam is the largest exporter of wood chips for pulp and paper. How to diversify into higher value added products?CLT and Glulam might be considered...
SIPPO SA SUPPORTS BSOs WITH CAPACITY BUILDING ON POST TRADE FAIR EVALUATION AND FOLLOW-UP
SIPPO virtual capacity building session with partner BSOs on BIOFACH 2020, post trade fair evaluation and follow-up.
LAUNCH OF NEW TIKZN EXPORT MARKET ENTRY STRATEGY PROGRAMME
SIPPO supports its partner BSO, TIKZN, with the implementation of its new programme for potential exporters in the Processed Foods and Natural Ingredi...