GOPA Worldwide Consultants’ EU-funded project in the Seychelles ended successfully in May 2024, celebrated with closure events organised in collaboration with the Trade Department of the Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade (MFNPT), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in its capacity of National Authorising Officer, and the EU Delegation to the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles. 

Project beneficiaries included Seychelles Bureau of Standards (SBS), Seychelles Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA), Seychelles Investment Board (SIB), Seychelles Revenue Commission (SRC), Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment (MACCE), Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy (MFBE), Ministry of Investment, Entrepreneurship and Industry (MIEI), Fair Trading Commission (FTC) and National Consumers Forum (NATCOF). 

This EU-funded project, implemented in consortium with International Consulting Expertise (EEIG), began in November 2019, notably aimed at enhancing trade through a competitive integration of Seychelles into the regional and international trading system, guided by three specific objectives:

1. Improve the efficiency, ownership, and capacity of key actors to manage and implement the current EPA, as well as other trade and regional integration agreements.
2. Support value chains upgrading in the manufacturing, agriculture and fisheries sectors and job creation through high value addition, including through using environmentally friendly production techniques.
3. Improve trade facilitation and trade and investment promotion.

The project focused on enhancing efficiency and building capacity of key actors, conducting feasibility studies, developing and delivering training and mentorship, ensuring effective policy formulation, and promoting gender balance. Activities were structured around three components:

• Component A: Project management
• Component B: Trade facilitation support
• Component C: Productive sector development support

We would like to thank the experts, Seychellois public and private stakeholders, and the EU Delegation, who widely contributed to the success of this project.

If you would like to learn more about this project, please contact Philadelphia Zawierucha (Philadelphia.Zawierucha [at] gopa.de (Philadelphia[dot]Zawierucha[at]gopa[dot]de)) or Marie David-Cavaz (Marie.David-Cavaz [at] gopa.de (Marie[dot]David-Cavaz[at]gopa[dot]de))