FDI is critical for Macedonia to develop competitive industries and accelerate growth and employment creation. The Competitiveness Project will support the efforts of the Government of Macedonia  Investment Promotion entities through research and proposal development support, follow-up on inquiries, and especially special projects to overcome key location requirements involving workforce development, local suppliers and location sites and related services. Competiveness Project will also develop individual independent FDI channels and develop FDI prospects.

Competitiveness Project will support Foreign Direct Investments prospects with:

• Co-finance projects that result in employment
• Human resource development & training
• Establish local capacity to meet recurring needs
• Supplier capacity building programs
• Initiatives to access export markets
• Facilitate investment in enabling infrastructure
• Logistics infrastructure
• Commercial parks and facilities
• Facilitate financing for supply chain partners
• USAID’s Loan guarantee program
• Facilitate JV’s and strategic investments