Investment and Challenges in Economic Development Workshop

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Delve into the role of investment in economic development with Olivier Fernandez, owner of Gaston Chocolat. Explore the real cost of domestic investment, supply chain barriers, and entrepreneurship challenges in Vanuatu. Topics include the cost of doing business, competitiveness, employment resources, skills, administration cost, logistical infrastructure, global warming assistance, and self-insurance. Gain insights into services cost, competitiveness, employment skills, administrative capacity, duality, logistics, infrastructures, measurement, and global warming assistance. Contact Olivier Fernandez for more information.

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PROGRAM DAY 1 Session 2: Investment and its Role in Economic Development The real cost of domestic investment - supply chain/value chain barriers Olivier Fernandez, owner Gaston Chocolat

ENTREPRENEURS CHALLENGES IN VANUATU Olivier FERNANDEZ Director GASTON CHOCOLAT ltd.

TOPICS Cost of doing business Competitiveness Employment Resources / Skills Administration Cost / Capacity / Duality Logistic - Infrastructures / Measurement Global Warming Assistance / Self-insurance 3

1. COST OF SERVICES - COMPETITIVENESS Energy / Fuel / Utilities International freight and Inter-island transport Export: Stevedoring / Wharf - VBS/Phyto - Capacity Banking / Access to finance / International transfer Rent / Access to land 4

2. EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES / SKILLS RSE / Overseas working programs Building skills: Trainings / Apprenticeship / Equivalence Minimum wage: Retroactive / Decision mechanism Severances 5

3. ADMINISTRATION COST / CAPACITY / DUALITY Cashflow VAT/LPO Delays Duplication Duality Urban vs. Rural Local vs. International Data Statistics / Economics Perception of tourism / Image of Private sector 6

4. LOGISTIC - INFRASTRUCTURES / MEASUREMENT Export process One-stop shop Capacity Customs / Bio-Phyto-VBS Service Airline / Sea-freight Postage / EMS Storage Safety / Liability Measurement (local) Volumetric / Kilometric system 7

5. GLOBAL WARMING ASSISTANCE / SELF-INSURANCE Post cyclone recovery assistance to private sector Self-insurance Prevention Road to Wharf - Airports 8