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Private Sector Development

Second Global Seminar on Results Measurement

Last month, the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) held its second Global Seminar on Results Measurement in Bangkok. The seminar featured the experiences of ten field programmes that have used the DCED Standard for Results Measurement. It also looked at cross-cutting themes, such as what we have learned to date about the audit process, and the interface with evaluation.

Full details on the seminar, including papers and presentations, can be found here. Lots of interesting material.

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Small Business Development

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