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Business Environment Reform

 
 

  

 

Photographs courtesy of Martin Edstrom, Melina Heinrich

 

The DCED's work on Business Environment Reforms

The DCED's work in this theme is driven by the Business Environment Working Group (BEWG). Four conferences have now been organised; the first three informed the development of the Donor Guidance document (see below). All of the materials generated by these conferences, including case studies, related research and synthesis documents, are posted on the Business Environment database at www.Business-Environment.org.

for the Business Environment database
to suggest additions to the database for the Secretariat to review

Practical Guidance on Supporting Business Environment Reforms

In 2008, the DCED published "Supporting Business Environment Reforms. Practical Guidance for Development Agencies" ("Yellow Book"). Versions in different languages and supporting materials can be downloaded below.

BE Donor Guidance in different languages:

for the BE Practical Guidance in English
for the BE Practical Guidance in French
for the BE Practical Guidance in Spanish
for the BE Practical Guidance in Arabic

Annex to the Practical Guidance on Supporting Business Environment Reforms: How Business Environment Reform Can Promote Formalisation

This Annex to the Practical Guidance on Supporting Business Environment Reform (BER), published by the DCED in 2011, focuses on how BER can address the informal economy and encourage the formalisation of informal enterprises.

for the Annex of the Practical Guidance in English
for the Annex of the Practical Guidance in French
for the Annex of the Practical Guidance in Spanish

Country-Level Reviews of Donor Support to Business Environment Reform
In 2010, the DCED initiated a pilot project to review donors' programmes and practices in support of BE Reform. Three countries were chosen: Kenya, Bangladesh and Rwanda. The report below presents findings from the first  review.
Supporting materials:

Related Documents

 The Political Economy of Business Environment Reform: An Introduction for Practitioners
This paper, published by the DCED in 2011, considers how political economy issues affect donors’ efforts to support business environment reform, and suggests ways which practitioners can address these issues. The paper draws on examples from four countries.


Business Environment Reforms and the Informal Economy
In 2009, the DCED commissioned a discussion paper on Business Environment Reforms and the Informal Economy, written by Professor Clifford Zinnes.


Other documents