DCED https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Home Page Women’s Economic Empowerment Green PSD Business Environment Reform Market Systems Development Private Sector Engagement Global PSD Jobs Board DCED Secretariat DCED Annual Meeting, Nairobi, 15 and 19 June 2026 PSE WEE MSD Results Measurement Green Growth BER Member Exchange and Learning DCED Annual Meetings Minutes of the Green Growth Working Group DCED Global Seminar 2026 Care as Climate Infrastructure: Strengthening Climate-Resilient and Inclusive Private Sector Development for Women-led MSMEs Upcoming training courses and events in PSD by others Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) Why Public-Private Partnerships Why Market Development Why Business Environment Reform Donor support to partner companies changes their behaviour Firms start up when donors address market failures Business Environment Reform leads to new firms being started or registered Growth raises income for the poor Increased productivity/ revenue leads to poverty reduction Job creation leads to poverty reduction Evidence framework Business Environment Reform changes firms’ behaviour Behavioural changes or increased investment by donor-supported companies leads to new firms being started or registered Firm creation and registration lead to higher productivity/ revenues Changes in firm behaviour or investment lead to better or cheaper products or services for the poor Firms changing behaviour leads to higher productivity/ revenues Access to products and services enhances productivity and revenues Increased productivity creates economic growth Increased productivity / revenues lead to increased employment Link between economic growth and employment Resources for partner businesses: Donor agency one-stop portals, partnership funds and facilities DCED member agencies and their PSD policies From Silos to Synergy: Advancing Agri-Food MSMEs with a Whole-of-Government Approach Narrowing the Gap: Business Environment Reform and Private Capital Mobilisation Consultancy support Auditing the results measurement system Guidelines for implementing the Standard Firms change behaviour when market failures have been addressed