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Business environment reform: Syntheses, Conferences and more Select another phase ------- B.E. Assessment Project Design Implementation Impact Assessment Final Documentation     Global documents Home Page   Advanced search   Toolkits   You have B.E. documents you would like to share   Donor Committee Conference: African and global lessons for more effective donor practices, Accra, 5-7 November 2007 (English/French) and BE Donor Guidance     Country(ies) Ghana Implementing agency(ies) Donor Committee for Enterprise Development Date completed November 2007 Issues/challenges Most of the Papers and Presentations from the Conference have now been posted below. Of particular importance is the BE Donor Guidance, under b) below. A 12 page Overview of the Accra papers is also available. BMZ/GTZ offered a Pre-Conference event on Sunday 4th November, on creating a better business environment for women; the Announcement and draft Programme can be downloaded from the links below, and the conference documentation is now available online. For more information, please contact Judith Frickenstein. More information about Doing Business 2008, and individual country reports, can be found here. Contact person(s) Dr. Simon White Web site Visual representation of case study locations using Google maps (work in progress)   Description DAY 1 Monday 5th November Plenary Session: What are the Key Issues for Business Environment Reform in Africa? Presentation by Bannock & Darroll; Africa Overview Paper Paper by Bannock & Darroll; Africa Overview Paper Executive Summary by Bannock & Darroll; Africa Overview Paper Executive Summary (French) by Bannock & Darroll; Africa Overview Paper Presentation by Amanda Ellis; Sub Saharan Africa-Gender on the Agenda for Shared Growth Presentation by Tilman Altenburg; Creating an enabling environment for private sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa Paper by Tilman Altenburg; Creating an enabling environment for private sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa Executive Summary by Tilman Altenburg; Creating an enabling environment for private sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa Executive Summary (French) by Tilman Altenburg; Creating an enabling environment for private sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa Session Report Plenary Session: Is Africa Turning East? Presentation by Gerald Schmitt; China¿s new engagement in Africa and its implications for Africa¿s development perspectives Presentation (French) by Gerald Schmitt; China¿s new engagement in Africa and its implications for Africa¿s development perspectives Paper by Gerald Schmitt; China¿s new engagement in Africa and its implications for Africa¿s development perspectives Executive Summary by Gerald Schmitt; China¿s new engagement in Africa and its implications for Africa¿s development perspectives Executive Summary (French) by Gerald Schmitt; China¿s new engagement in Africa and its implications for Africa¿s development perspectives Session Report Methods for info gathering Plenary Session: Improving Development Agency Support of Business Environment Reforms Presentation by Andrei Mikhnev; Supporting Business Environment Reforms:Practical Guidance for Development Agencies Presentation (French) by Andrei Mikhnev; Supporting Business Environment Reforms:Practical Guidance for Development Agencies Session Report Session 1.1: Addressing Corruption Through Improved Business Registration Session 1.2: Priorities for Regional Economic Reform Session 1.3: Addressing Informality Session 1.4: Assessing Business Environments Summary of results DAY 2 Tuesday 6th November Plenary Session: Business Environment Reforms in Ghana - Success Story or Much Ado about Nothing? Session Report Session 2.1: Improving Taxation Policies and Administration Systems Session 2.2: The Link Between Business Environment Reform and Private Sector Development Strategies Session 2.3: Designing and Managing Reforms Session 3.1: The Role of Judicial and Legal Sector in Business Environment Reform Session 3.2: Public Private Partnerships as a Mechanism for Business Environment Reform Session 3.3: Supporting Regulatory and Competitive Reform Session 3.4: Business Environment Reform in Post-Conflict Countries Conference Debate: "Business Environment Reforms have Little Impact on Poverty Reduction in Africa" Session Report DAY 3 Wednesday 7th November Session 4.1: Lessons Learned in Regulatory Reform Session 4.2: Lessons in the Design and Implementation of Business Environment Reform Session 4.3: The Role of Media in Business Environment Reform Session 4.4: Supporting Business Environment Reforms: Practical Guidance for Development Agencies Plenary Session: Supporting Business Environment Reforms: Practical Guidance for Development Agencies Consolidated report back from plenary and breakout sessions, by Simon White Presentation by Angela Langenkamp ; Business Environment Reforms. A Call for Gender Responsive Donor Guidelines Paper by Angela Langenkamp ; Business Environment Reforms. A Call for Gender Responsive Donor Guidelines Session Report Session Report - detailed Associated documents » a) Conference Programme at a Glance (138 kB) » a) Description of the Conference (31 kB) » a) Detailed Conference Programme, Oct. 07 (400 kB) » a) Francais: Description de la Conference (34 kB) » a) Overview of Accra Papers and Presentations (939kB) » a) Pre-Conference Event: Creating a Better BE for women - Announcement (141 kB) » a) Pre-Conference Event: Creating a Better BE for women - Draft Programme (v. 4)(36 kB) » b) Apoyo a las reformas del entorno empresarial- guía práctica para Agencias de Desarrollo (Edición 2008) » b) Messages-cles - Conseils pratiques (109 kB) » b) Supporting Business Environment Reforms: Practical Guidance for Development Agencies (2008 Edition - English)(799 kB) » c) Doing Business 08 Africa » c) Doing Business 08 COMESA » c) Doing Business 08 ECOWAS » c) Doing Business 08 SADC   Associated Activities and Documents Global documents » Donor Committee Conference: Reforming the Business Environment - from assessing problems to measuring results, Cairo, 29 November to 1 December 2005 (Is related to) » Donor Committee Conference: Asian and global lessons for more effective donor practices, Bangkok, 29 November to 1 December 2006 (Is related to) » Top ten entries, in terms of total page views this year (to 1 September 2010) (Is related to) » Top ten entries, in terms of page views in August 2010 (Is related to)

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