Swedish programme to Promote Foreign Entrepreneurship

Date Shared:

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 10:30

Countries and areas:

Sweden

2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels:

Targets that contribute to employment or employment creation

Targets that could benefit from the potential of migration and migrants

GCM Thematic Cluster Areas:

Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion

Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries

Contributors:

Member States

Chairmanship:

Mauritius 2012

Geographical Relevance:

National

Tags:

Migration, Trade and Investments, Public-Private Partnerships, Diversity, Inclusiveness and Social Cohesion, Diaspora Investment and Entrepreneurship, Livelihoods and Job Creation

Summary:

In Sweden, a three-year programme to promote entrepreneurship among people with a foreign background was initiated in 2008 by the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications and implemented by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional growth (NUTEK). It includes specific measures to increase banks’ awareness of the needs of migrant business owners in order to facilitate the extension of loans to those clients.

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GFMD Source:

GFMD 2012 - RT 1.1 'Beyond-the-Border Skills and Jobs for Human Development'