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Prospecting international organisations

Secure contracts with international organisations and development banks by receiving support from Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX) to better understand them and respond effectively to their calls for tenders.

Advantages

Support with your prospecting efforts among international organisations (ESA, CERN, UN, NATO, etc.).

The International Organisations and Funding Unit and our country experts, the Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX) Economic and Commercial Advisers (ECAs), can assist you.

They help put you in contact with the procurement departments of these institutions and foster synergies between Walloon companies to strengthen their market position.

In addition, trade missions, buyer invitations, seminars and participation in international events are organised each year to increase the opportunities.

Bénéficiaire

Maturity Score≥ 50%

Company profileLE, SME, VSE

The company must have its operational headquarters in Wallonia and be pursuing an international project that generates added value for the Walloon economy.

Scope

The unit and the ECAs have a broad scope:

Searching for opportunities,
Putting in contact,
Information on the administrative procedures to be followed,
Assistance with registration procedures,
Organisation of prospecting visits at the head office of the international organisation,
Help in drafting tenders,
Carrying out geographical and/or sectoral research in order to obtain economic and political information regarding your criteria of interest,
Organising events to gain a better understanding of
International Organisations, to engage with decision-makers and to position yourself as a potential supplier.

Client Area How to become a client?

Organisations covered

Around 20 international organisations are officially covered by Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX) (non-exhaustive list):

NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) – Capellen
European Space Agency (ESA) – Paris
United Nations Office – Vienna
European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) – Geneva
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Geneva
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – Geneva
International Monetary Fund (FMI) – Washington
World Health Organisation (WHO) – Geneva
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – Rome
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Paris
World Food Programme (WFP) – Rome
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – New York
African Development Bank (AfDB) – Abidjan
Asian Development Bank (ADB) – Manilla
European Investment Bank – Luxembourg
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – London
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – Washington
World Bank Group (WB) – Washington