World economy and international economic relations

Economic competitiveness increase through development of SMEs in cross-border regions of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine

Economic Annals-XXI

Economic Annals-ХХI: Volume 154, Issue 9-10, Pages: 23-27

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Galko, S., Volodin, D., &  Nakonechna, A. (2015). Economic competitiveness increase through development of SMEs in cross-border regions of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. Economic Annals-XXI, 9-10, 23-27. https://ea21journal.world/index.php/ea-v154-05/ 

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Svitlana Galko
PhD (Engineering and Technical Sciences),
Associate Professor,
Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
19 Kioto Str., Kyiv, 02000, Ukraine
svetgal@gmail.com

Dmytro Volodin
PhD (Economics),
Researcher,
Graduate School for Social Research at the
Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the
Polish Academy of Sciences
72 Nowy Swiat, Warsaw, 00330, Poland
dvolodin@sns.edu.pl

Alina Nakonechna
PhD (Engineering and Technical Sciences),
Associate Professor,
European University
16V Academician Vernadskyi Blvd., Kyiv, 03115, Ukraine
alivit@ukr.net

Economic competitiveness increase through development of SMEs in cross-border regions of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine

Abstract. The purpose of this article is to analyse economic competitiveness increase through the development of SMEs in cross-border regions of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. This article is dedicated to the analyses of the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Poland-Belarus-Ukraine 2007-2013. The study primarily used the analysis of Ukrainian, Polish and Belarusian legislation, literature resources and statistical data.

A detailed analysis of the regional socio-economic facilities, trends of development and cross-border cooperation helped to formulate the following main priorities: improving conditions for the development of SMEs (creating supportive conditions for free competition and modernisation of the current regional economic structures); improving entrepreneurial and innovative attitudes in the region’s population; support for innovative businesses and stimulation of initiatives aimed at starting new innovative enterprises; enhancing cooperation between the academic sector and business entities; development of the region’s business management personnel and improvement in the level of education, skills and competences; promotion of the economic and investment potential of the region including potential high-growth sectors.

Keywords: Cross-border Cooperation; Cross-border Regions; Economic Competitiveness; Small and Medium Enterprises (SME); Poland; Belarus and Ukraine

JEL Classіfіcatіon: O18; F15

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Received 25.09.2015

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