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Estonia's experience in building startup ecosystems is nurturing future African unicorns

Africa has 12 unicorns now; as the world’s fastest-growing region, it has potential for many more. Together with Team Europe partners, Estonia is sharing its entrepreneurial expertise to bolster the startup ecosystems in Southern and Eastern Africa.

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Estonia to prepare Ukrainian companies to operate in the EU single market

On 26 June, at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 held in Gdańsk, Poland, the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV) joined STEP IN 2 EU, a programme designed to prepare Ukrainian businesses to operate in the EU single market.

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Estonian development cooperation cultivates innovation in Ukraine and Africa

Estonia's startup ecosystem, built on minimal bureaucracy, a global mindset and strong digital infrastructure, is supporting the growth of startups in Ukraine and Africa.

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Armenian companies see doors open to new markets after Estonian export training

Armenia's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a challenge familiar to many small countries: how to find a path to international markets. An Estonian initiative prepares Armenian entrepreneurs to build export-ready companies.

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Estonia’s know-how is helping reduce textile waste in Kenya

The Estonian Academy of Arts, in collaboration with SEI Tallinn and local partners in Kenya, is implementing a project aimed at establishing a Nairobi Circular Design Hub to contribute to the development of a sustainable textile industry in Kenya.

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Georgian SME making waves in international markets after completing an Estonian-run export training programme

A small amount of funding can have a big impact, as shown by Wine Diamond, a Georgian company that recently completed an export training programme run by Estonian experts.

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From wastewater treatment to mobile medical units: IMPACT.Zhytomyr 2.0 generated high-impact reconstruction projects in Ukraine

Yesterday, November 25, the closing event for IMPACT.Zhytomyr 2.0 took place in Kyiv. As a result of the programme, 14 projects intended for the development of the Zhytomyr municipality were presented to donors.

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Young entrepreneurs to receive training essential to Ukraine’s future development

The Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Research of Ukraine, will support the integration of entrepreneurship education into the Ukrainian vocational education system.

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Martin Aadamsoo to lead Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Green Transition programme at ESTDEV

Supporting the sustainable economic development and green transition of our partner countries has always been an important basis for Estonia's development cooperation. Martin Aadamsoo will continue to lead the programme at ESTDEV.