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Business Environment Reform

Simon White | Specialist in policies and programs for more enabling business environments.

lessons from Jordan in public-private dialogue

The Challenge of Business Representation in Public-Private Dialogue in Jordan

Simon White | This article draws on lessons from Jordan in public-private dialogue. It highlights the challenge of representing informal business in formal dialogue processes.

The drive to formalise the informal economy

Doing business with strangers and the drive to formalise: Lessons from the Solomon Islands

Simon White | This article looks at what the drive to formalise in the Solomon Islands teaches us about the formal economy and the need for reform.

climate-resilient entrepreneurial ecosystem

Creating a climate-resilient entrepreneurial ecosystem

How can governments, business communities and others create a climate-resilient entrepreneurial ecosystem that provides the solutions we need? The demand for climate resilience has never been greater. While governments are slowly acting to transition away from fossil fuels, the private sector is expected to step up and invest in green

Promoting local SME participation in public procurement

Promoting local SME participation in public procurement

Promoting local small- and medium-enterprise (SME) participation in public procurement markets should be crucial in any government’s support for local economic development. I will never forget the experience of working in Glasgow many years ago in housing estates that contained extremely high levels of multigenerational unemployment. I remember meeting

Overcoming the barriers to SME participation in public procurement

Overcoming the barriers to SME participation in public procurement

Government agencies can take steps to overcome the barriers to small- and medium-enterprise (SME) participation in public procurement to enhance local employment and economic outcomes. Public procurement is an important source of market opportunity for businesses. It has been used to drive industrial development through government demand for industrial innovation

Reforms in Rwanda

How business environment reforms work; the case of Rwanda

Rwanda offers several important insights into how business environment reforms work and can lead to economic growth and poverty reduction. Often heralded as a positive example of African development, Rwanda is a unique country with many contested issues. This small, landlocked nation can only prosper through better access to regional

One-stop investment

One-stop shops for investment

A one-stop shop for investment can improve opportunities for private sector development, but not necessarily in the way you might imagine. In general, a one-stop shop is a place or agency that offers a range of products or services under one roof. The term relates to how many stops or