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Supporting Diaspora Entrepreneurship To Boost ACP Country Development
ICReports
Business Regulation and Policy
This report focuses on how African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries can benefit from the resources of the diaspora to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. It is written as part of the series of reports on “Innovative approaches to support entrepreneurs”.   The report finds that, in addition to innovative tools such as crowdfunding […]

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Annual report 2022-2023
Annual Report
Business Regulation and Policy
Read about our activities from September 2022 to August 2023

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Building a better business ecosystem for entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire
ICR Stories
Public Private Dialogue
Côte d’Ivoire has been an African success story for much of the last decade. The World Bank estimates that its GDP growth rate was on average 8.2% in the seven years between 2012 and 2019, one of the most dynamic in the world. Much of its growth comes from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which […]

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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 […]

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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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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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Supporting Investment in Inclusive Business and Social Enterprises
ICReports
Social Economy
Supporting Investment In Inclusive Business And Social Enterprises: Best Practice For Policymakers And Investors In ACP Countries Executive Summary Mobilising private capital to deliver social and environmental benefits in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries is vital if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be met. ‘Impact investment’, an approach to investing whereby positive social and/or […]

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Crowdfunding: an Opportunity to Increase Access to Finance for MSMEs in ACP Countries
ICReports
Business Regulation and Policy
Executive Summary Access to finance is amongst the main challenges faced by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in creating and growing their business in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. Meanwhile, crowdfunding is disrupting the financial services industry by democratising access to capital for individuals and businesses and revolutionising the way they interact with […]

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Annual report 2020-2021
Annual Report
Access to Finance
Read about our activities from September 2020 to August 2021

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Startup Acts: An Emerging Instrument to Foster the Development of Innovative High-Growth Firms
ICReports
Small and Medium Enterprises and Start-Ups
Executive Summary:   Startup Acts are emerging and comprehensive legal instruments aimed at fostering the creation and development of startups, taking into account their particular needs. They are often designed through a participatory process involving the collaboration of different stakeholders in the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Although Startup Acts are still relatively new, if well designed, they […]

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Building a better business ecosystem for entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire
ICR Story
Small and Medium Enterprises and Start-Ups
Côte d’Ivoire has been an African success story for much of the last decade. The World Bank estimates that its GDP growth rate was on average 8.2% in the seven years between 2012 and 2019, one of the most dynamic in the world. Much of its growth comes from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which account for […]

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Promoting Innovative SME Finance in Caribbean and Pacific Islands
ICR Story
Access to Finance
Many DFIs in the Pacific and the Caribbean strategically support local businesses in their launch, develop and growth phases, both with financial and non-financial means, but maintaining a balance between financial sustainability and achieving goals is not always easy. Empowering people to engage and raise their voice is the first step to change.

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