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Promoting Youth Participation in Public-Private Dialogue

ICReports

Youth's Economic Empowerment

This report focusses on how Public-Private Dialogue (PPD) can be inclusive of youth and the benefits that can come from this approach. For policymakers and governments this includes more relevant, informed and effective policy design, better decision making, improved planning, management and implementation of new policies, improved trust with key stakeholders and the ability to […]

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Youth's Economic Empowerment

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Africa Carribean Pacific

Promoting Youth Participation in Public-Private Dialogue

ICReports

Youth's Economic Empowerment

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Youth's Economic Empowerment

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Annual report 2022-2023

Annual Report

Business Regulation and Policy

Read about our activities from September 2022 to August 2023

Topics:

Access to Finance Business Regulation and Policy Green Economy Investment Policy Resilience and Recovery Small and Medium Enterprises and Start-Ups Social Economy Women's Economic Empowerment Youth's Economic Empowerment

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English

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Business Environment Reforms for Youth Entrepreneurship in the ACP Region

ICReports

Youth's Economic Empowerment

This report aims to showcase opportunities for promoting youth entrepreneurship in countries in African, the Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) regions by implementing strategic business environment reforms (BER). It delves into the challenges faced by young entrepreneurs in the current ACP contexts and suggests ways for policymakers to improve the conditions for starting and running businesses. […]

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Youth's Economic Empowerment

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Trends in Gender Finance in DFIs in Caribbean and Pacific Region

Past Events

Access to Finance

Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have a key role to play in promoting gender responsive finance and women’s economic empowerment (WEE). While the initiatives of multilateral banks are well-documented and communicated via events and publications, visibility of the efforts of national and sub-regional DFIs on this topic is low. Gender finance is not commonly highlighted on their websites […]

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Access to Finance Investment Policy Women's Economic Empowerment

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English

Regions:

Carribean Pacific

Annual Report 2021-2022

Annual Report

Business Regulation and Policy

This Progress Report reflects the progress on the activities of the ICR Facility achieved until August 2022, with a particular focus on the period 1 September 2021–31 August 2022. The ICR Facility is implemented through three Output Areas. In Output Area 1 Implementation of demand-based interventions was in full swing throughout the year. High numbers […]

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Business Regulation and Policy Green Economy Investment Policy Public Private Dialogue Resilience and Recovery Small and Medium Enterprises and Start-Ups Social Economy Women's Economic Empowerment Youth's Economic Empowerment

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English

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Business Environment Reforms to Support Women-Owned Businesses in ACP Countries

ICReports

Women's Economic Empowerment

Legal, Administrative And Policy Reforms To Access Finance And Manage Businesses Executive Summary: Business creation and business revenue growth is a crucial engine of economic growth and job creation. Investing in women is not only a moral imperative; it is good business. Taking action now to advance gender equality can add $13 trillion to global Gross Domestic Product […]

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Business Regulation and Policy Women's Economic Empowerment

Regions:

Africa

Trends in Gender Finance in ACP Development Finance Institutions: Overview and Selected Examples

ICReports

Access to Finance

Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) have a key role to play in promoting gender responsive finance and women’s economic empowerment (WEE). While the initiatives of multilateral banks are well-documented and communicated via events and publications, such as 2021’s “Public Development Banks Driving Gender Equality: an Overview of Practices and Measurement Frameworks” by UNWOMEN and the Agence […]

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Access to Finance

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Promoting Women’s Organisations into Public-Private Dialogues in order to Foster Women’s Economic Empowerment in ACP Countries

ICReports

Public Private Dialogue

Executive Summary: This report focuses on how to support the creation, growth and sustainability of women’s business associations (WBA) and women’s chapters in chambers of commerce. Secondly, it shows how these women’s organizations can positively promote women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and thus sustainable economic growth in African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries by advocating for their needs […]

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Public Private Dialogue Women's Economic Empowerment

Language:

English

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Ferramentas De Reforma Do Ambiente De Negócio

ICR Stories

Business Regulation and Policy

Ferramentas para a Reforma do Ambiente Empresarial A Caixa de Ferramentas do ICR foi especialmente concebida para decisores políticos e organizações empresariais dos países de África, Caraíbas e Pacífico (ACP), estando igualmente aberta a qualquer país interessado, e tem como objectivo responder aos desafios comuns enfrentados por aqueles que trabalham no desenvolvimento de um ambiente […]

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Business Regulation and Policy

Language:

Portuguese

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Honour Loans: A Comprehensive Mechanism to Foster Development by Supporting MSMEs

ICReports

Access to Finance

The honour loans mechanism is a multidimensional one combining financing free of interest or requirement for securities or guarantees, with support to entrepreneurs. It has several benefits for entrepreneurs: Firstly, it finances their development, serving as seed funds and strengthening their project’s equity. It can therefore create financial leverage with microcredit or banking loans. Secondly, it can help […]

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Access to Finance Business Regulation and Policy Small and Medium Enterprises and Start-Ups

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Assessment of the Landscape of Agribusiness Financing to Women and Youth

Access to Finance

The ICR Facility provided technical assistance to the Tanzania Agriculture Development Bank (TADB) in response to a proposal submitted by the bank for support in increasing its outreach to women and youth. TADB is a state-owned development finance institution (DFI) which was launched in 2015. The bank aims to catalyse access to finance to smallholder […]

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Access to Finance Small and Medium Enterprises and Start-Ups

Regions:

Africa Tanzania

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Promoting Youth Participation in Public-Private Dialogue

Promoting Youth Participation in Public-Private Dialogue

Annual report 2022-2023

Business Environment Reforms for Youth Entrepreneurship in the ACP Region

Trends in Gender Finance in DFIs in Caribbean and Pacific Region

Annual Report 2021-2022

Business Environment Reforms to Support Women-Owned Businesses in ACP Countries

Trends in Gender Finance in ACP Development Finance Institutions: Overview and Selected Examples

Promoting Women’s Organisations into Public-Private Dialogues in order to Foster Women’s Economic Empowerment in ACP Countries

Ferramentas De Reforma Do Ambiente De Negócio

Honour Loans: A Comprehensive Mechanism to Foster Development by Supporting MSMEs

Assessment of the Landscape of Agribusiness Financing to Women and Youth

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