Shaping Kosovo’s next Industrial Strategy cycle

LuxDev, through the Sustainable and inclusive growth in Kosovo project, is supporting the Ministry of Industry, Entrepreneurship and Trade (MIET) in evaluating the first implementation cycle (2023–2025) of the Strategy for Industrial Development and Business Support 2030 (SIDBS). Approved by the government of Kosovo in 2023, the strategy contributes directly to the objectives of the National Development Strategy 2030. As part of this collaboration, LuxDev is also providing expertise to assist MIET in designing a new set of SIDBS policy instruments and an action plan for the next implementation phase, starting in 2026. Through this capacity development activity, the Department of Industry at MIET is enabled to engage its team in complex multi-stakeholder dialogues for monitoring, evaluation, and policy instrument drafting.

This process will help shape Kosovo’s industrial policy to align more closely with EU standards and the objectives of the National Development Strategy 2030, including promoting green industries, increasing domestic value addition and expanding decent employment opportunities.

Several workshops are being organised to bring together representatives from MIET, other ministries, sector associations and private sector stakeholders. Participants will engage in mixed-method evaluations, hands-on training on monitoring and evaluation tools, and co-creation sessions for new policy instruments.

The Sustainable and inclusive growth in Kosovo project aims to catalyse sustainable economic growth by fostering innovation, inclusivity and social development in a greener Kosovo. Specifically, the project endeavours to stimulate innovation and both local and foreign investments within a digitally secure and transparent ecosystem.