HUMAN RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL TRAINING STCHHft VHIBEPCHTET INDUSTRY FOREIGN TRADE w INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION The international activity of the Poltava region is aimed to the development and expansion of regional interregional contacts with the leading countries of the world in the economic, scientific, technical, cultural and social spheres. In 2017 was held the International Eco- merce in Ukraine (ACC), and Polish In- nomic Forum "Poltava region -: creating vestment and Trade Agency. new opportunities together" with support The Poltava region's cooperation with of the Poltava regional government. The the International Trade Club in Ukraine forum was attended by representatives gives the opportunities to expanding the of government agencies and ministries; region's export and attracting foreign in- international organizations, including the vestment into priority economic sectors. European Bank for Reconstruction and In 2017, the region hosted the Trade Development (EBRD), International Fi- Club meeting, attended by representa- nancial Corporation (I FC) of the World tives from Hungary, Switzerland, Canada, Bank Group, SigmaBleyzer Company, OSCE, Spanish-Ukrainian Chamber of Israel, Bulgaria, Norway, Romania, Lithu- Commerce, American Chamber of Com- ania, Spain, Germany and Korea. POLTAVA REGION 'S PARTNERS Hainaut Mtskheta-Mtianeti Veliko Tarnovo (Belgium) (Georgia) (Bulgaria) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE POLTAVA REGION'S COMMUNITIES Poltava Region Foreign Partner Communities Filderstadt, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Ostfildern (Germany); Flint, Michigan (USA); Borjomi Poltava (Georgia); Dongying (PRC), Baranavichy (Belarus) Zavodske, Lokhvytsia Gmina Krzeszöw (Poland) District Velyki Sorochyntsi, Gmina Komancza (Poland); Habura (Slovakia) Myrhorod District Barby (Germany); Zgorzelec (Poland); Maardu (Estonia); Rechytsa (Belarus); Jekabpils Myrhorod (Latvia) Zhodzina (Belarus); Ungheni (Moldova); Orhei (Moldova); Racibörz (Poland); Carmel Horishni Plavni (Israel) Kobeliaky Singen (Germany) Bitola (Macedonia); Barysaw (Belarus); Bydgoszcz (Poland); Wenzhou (PRC); Svishtov Kremenchuk (Bulgaria); Alytus (Lithuania); Michalovce (Slovakia); Providence (USA); Snina (Slovakia); East Java (Indonesia) The Poltava region is actively attracting Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO), international technical assistance for its Regional Environmental Center for Central development. The region's partners in and Eastern Europe (REC), Government of this area include governments of the the Swiss Confederation, UN Development USA, Germany, Japan, European Union Programme, Government of Canada, EBRD, and individual EU member states, Nordic E5R IBRD. 37 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).