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Business Environment Reform

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

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

Business Environment Reform

Business Environment Reform

This article provides some of the foundational concepts on business environment reform and its role in private sector development. It answers the questions: What is the business environment? What is business environment reform? Much of the content is based on the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) key documents in

Investment Climate

Investment Climate Reform

This article introduces the concept of investment climate reform and its role in private sector development. It answers the questions: What is the investment climate? What is investment climate reform? The investment climate covers a broad range of locational elements influencing the decisions of private investors. Beyond the firm: framework

Business in fragile and conflict

Private Sector Development in Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations

Some of the most difficult countries to work in are classified as fragile and conflict-affected. In this article, I focus on some of the challenges to supporting private sector development in these countries. This is based on a recent report I wrote on Business Environment Reforms in Fragile and Conflict-Affected

How market systems development projects connect with business environment reforms to improve the ways markets work for the po

Are market systems development projects too cool for rules?

This article looks at how market systems development projects can better connect with business environment reforms to improve the ways market work better for the poor. It has been written by Ines Bentchikou from the International Labour Organisation in Geneva and Simon White. Ines works with The Lab at the

Agriculture markets

When market solutions are not enough

I recently spent a week in the northwest of Mozambique on an assignment for an international donor agency looking at how agriculture markets can drive economic development. Here are my reflections in Development Policy. There are many instances when market solutions are not enough to achieve private sector development. While