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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 of […]

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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

Reforming Business Environments Amid Conflict and Fragility

ICReports

Resilience and Recovery

Often, it is the countries that need private investment and economic growth the most that are also the most difficult to invest and do business in. Not only do businesses in these countries struggle to access markets and obtain the inputs they need to compete, but their governments are also challenged in their efforts to […]

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Resilience and Recovery

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Annual report 2020-2021

Annual Report

Access to Finance

Read about our activities from September 2020 to August 2021

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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

Language:

English

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Supporting Businesses to Deliver Climate Change Adaptation in ACP Countries: Priority Actions and the Role of International Capital

ICReports

Access to Finance

Supporting Businesses To Deliver Climate Change Adaptation In Acp Countries: Priority Actions And The Role Of International Capital Executive Summary African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries are some of most vulnerable to climate change. Given pressures on public resources, the need is urgent to stimulate business activity, and thus private capital, into areas highly disrupted by climate change —food […]

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Access to Finance Business Regulation and Policy Green Economy Resilience and Recovery

Language:

English

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Investment Climate Reform and the Adaptation Finance Gap

ICReports

Access to Finance

Many ACP countries are highly vulnerable to climate change and yet face shortfalls in funding for adaptation. Engaging the private sector and mobilising its investment is therefore vital to deliver climate adaptation in these countries. ACP countries typically have weak investment climates, however, hindering the private sector from playing a role in climate adaptation and […]

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Access to Finance Business Regulation and Policy Green Economy Resilience and Recovery

Language:

English

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Fiscal and Financial Policy for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Building in ACP Countries

ICReports

Access to Finance

The countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) have identified adaptation actions to be a priority in water and wastewater management, agriculture, forestry and land use, disaster risk management and coastal protection. The investment costs of adaptation are high, however. The commitment from developed countries to provide climate finance in ACP countries remains […]

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

Language:

English

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Assessing Economic Impacts of Covid-19 through Input-Output Modelling Tools

Past Events

Resilience and Recovery

Economic models adapted to national circumstances are an important tool for the assessment of expected impacts and policy options to mitigate these impacts. They need to be readily applicable and map the effects transparently. The webinar presents an approach how national Input-Output tables can be used for the realistic modelling of impacts on production and […]

Topics:

Resilience and Recovery

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Reforming Business Environments amid Fragility and Conflict

ICR Story

Resilience and Recovery

Often, the countries that need private investment and economic growth the most are also the most difficult to invest and do business in. Not only do businesses in these countries struggle to access markets and obtain inputs, but their governments are also challenged to manage the business environment and economy. As a result, unemployment and […]

Ghana is Set on a Path for Green Jobs

ICR Story

Green Economy

Ghana wants better and more sustainable jobs across the country and is ready to invest more than USD 13 million to that end. But the to-do list is long. If the strategy succeeds, thousands could be lifted from precarious employment.

Raising and Spending Public Revenues for Climate Change Adaptation: the Case for Fiscal Policy

ICR Story

Green Economy

The World Bank outlined how fiscal policies are an underused tool for aligning financial resources towards achieving the aims of the Paris Agreement. While we see numerous discussions about fossil fuel subsidies, carbon pricing and carbon revenues where are the discussions on using fiscal policy for climate change adaptation?

Business Council Devises Southern Africa Strategy

ICR Story

Resilience and Recovery

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is a Regional Economic Community comprising 16 member states (WWW.SADC.INT). Established in 1992, SADC is committed to regional integration and poverty eradication within Southern Africa through economic development and ensuring peace and security. In 2019, SADC established a Business Council (SADC BC) with the following goal set out by the SADC Executive Secretary: […]

Beating Climate Change: Why Finance Needs to Flow to Small Entrepreneurs in the Pacific and Caribbean

ICR Story

Green Economy

Entrepreneurs in the Caribbean and Pacific could help battle the ever more dramatic effects of climate change, but at the moment there is little of the right kind of finance available to help their businesses to take off. These were the findings of recent research presented at a live event run by the Investment Climate […]

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Annual Report 2021-2022

Reforming Business Environments Amid Conflict and Fragility

Annual report 2020-2021

Supporting Businesses to Deliver Climate Change Adaptation in ACP Countries: Priority Actions and the Role of International Capital

Investment Climate Reform and the Adaptation Finance Gap

Fiscal and Financial Policy for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Building in ACP Countries

Assessing Economic Impacts of Covid-19 through Input-Output Modelling Tools

Reforming Business Environments amid Fragility and Conflict

Ghana is Set on a Path for Green Jobs

Raising and Spending Public Revenues for Climate Change Adaptation: the Case for Fiscal Policy

Business Council Devises Southern Africa Strategy

Beating Climate Change: Why Finance Needs to Flow to Small Entrepreneurs in the Pacific and Caribbean

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