EU4Belarus: Reinforcing Resilience and Democratisation

Project

1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024

Trade & Macro

Agnieszka Kulesa

Jan Hagemejer

Marianna Zarychta

Research results: Belarusian Entrepreneurship in the EU: A Qualitative Study of Relocated and Emerging Businesses Presentation - Belarusian Business Abroad. Research Results Briefly, Wave 1 Presentation - Belarusian Business Abroad. Research Results Briefly, Wave 2

Date:

1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
Project duration:

01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024

Agnieszka Kulesa

Lead Social Sciences Researcher
Dr Agnieszka Kulesa is the Lead Social Sciences Researcher at CASE. She supports business development and oversees and contributes to research and analytical projects. Having joined CASE in 2018 as an economist, she served as Vice-President of the Management Board from 2021 to 2024. Agnieszka has authored or co-authored numerous publications, including peer-reviewed articles and reports for European institutions such as the European Commission (EC), the European Parliament (EP), the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).

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Jan Hagemejer

President of CASE Management Board
Jan Hagemejer’s areas of expertise are international trade as well as macroeconomic and structural issues. He graduated from University of Warsaw where he also obtained his PhD and habilitation, as well as from Purdue University (MA in Economics). He works as an associate professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw. Prior to … <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/eu4belarus-reinforcing-resilience-and-democratisation/">Continued</a>

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Marianna Zarychta

Eastern Partnership Specialist
Marianna Zarychta graduated from sociology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. She also studies Social Change Management at the Jagiellonian University. Marianna completed her internship at the Marshal’s Office of the Małopolskie Voivodeship in the team for European Union projects. She carried out research for the RMF Group in Krakow, and for the Institute of … <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/eu4belarus-reinforcing-resilience-and-democratisation/">Continued</a>

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Private sector was the key driver of protests following unfair presidential election in Belarus in August 2020 and faced harsh government response aftermath. The political crisis affected many Belarusian private companies in different sectors as well as self-employed. Among factors negatively affecting domestic business development were the risks of inspections, closures, arrests; unwillingness to pay taxes to the regime; falling demand; lack of opportunities for growth; the psychological state of employees; deteriorating access to finance, credit and investment. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, private sector experienced further pressure to relocate from Belarus because of the challenges related to new economic sanctions towards Belarus.

The goal of the project is for Businesses leaving Belarus for political or economic reasons and establishing themselves in new countries (PL, LT, LV, EE) to be quickly integrated in the new economies as they are supported with advisory services, knowledge sharing, access to financing, assistance with expansion to new markets, networking opportunities with potential clients, suppliers, and service providers. Their interests will be represented and advocated with local authorities. To achieve this impact ABBA and partners will work on 4 strategic development goals:

Services to members – legal and business consultations, seminars, webinars, business forums, education programs, study visits, networking events, assistance with getting access to finance.
Advocacy and Government Relations – work with local governments, business associations, banks and other organizations that have influence over the business environment for Belarusian businesses.
Public Awareness and Marketing – create positive ABBA image and have high brand recognition amongst potential members and partners.
Organization Sustainability – work on member recruitment, so membership fees eventually become the main source of income for the organization.

CASE will participate in the project by:

Creating and presenting a report on relevant EU policies, organising meetings with European stakeholders to discuss key issues of Belarusian businesses in the EU
Quantitative and qualitative analyses of Belarusian businesses abroad
Research on non-conventional financing options for Belarusian businesses abroad
Formulating and developing three different financial solutions/instruments that can potentially be implemented in the EU countries.

Contracting authority: European Commission

Project leader: Fundation Association of Belarusian Business Abroad (ABBA)

Project partners: Polish Chamber of Commerce (KIG), Lithuanian Business Confederation (LBC), Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE).

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