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Business environment reforms for youth employment in ACP countries: lowering barriers to employment and recruitment

ICReports

Youth's Economic Empowerment

This report discusses potential business environment reforms (BER) that present opportunities for advancing youth employment across African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. The ACP countries face a significant challenge in this regard, and policymakers play a crucial role in crafting a business environment that actively supports youth employment. The report offers four broad business environment […]

Topics:

Access to Finance Business Regulation and Policy Women's Economic Empowerment Youth's Economic Empowerment

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Empowering Women through Agroforestry Value Chains in Rwanda

ICR Stories

Women's Economic Empowerment

In 2022, we published a blog post recounting a field study conducted in the Bugesera and Rulindo regions of Rwanda. Our ICR intervention aimed to interact with producers and stakeholders from fifteen agroforestry value chains to assess the business environment of these and gain insights to further develop them. Through this intervention, we partnered with […]

Topics:

Green Economy Resilience and Recovery Women's Economic Empowerment Youth's Economic Empowerment

Regions:

Rwanda

Business Environment Reforms for Youth Entrepreneurship in the ACP Region

ICReports

Access to Finance

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. […]

Topics:

Youth's Economic Empowerment

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

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 […]

Topics:

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

Language:

English

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Business Environment Reforms for Youth Entrepreneurship in the ACP Region

ICReports

Access to Finance

Topics:

Youth's Economic Empowerment

Regions:

Africa 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 […]

Topics:

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

Language:

English

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Annual report 2020-2021

Annual Report

Access to Finance

Read about our activities from September 2020 to August 2021

Topics:

Language:

English

Regions:

Africa Carribean Pacific

Take Action Now: Rally for Inclusive Youth Employment through Business Environment Reforms

ICR Story

Women's Economic Empowerment

Meet Mariama, a highly qualified young professional, who has decided to work in the UK, instead of Ghana, the country where she was trained. Her diverse professional and voluntary journey has enabled her to hone her skills in customer service, business administration and community outreach. Despite her skills and experience, Mariama struggled to find employment […]

Nurturing Youth Empowerment in Business Environment Reforms: A Call for Inclusive Public-Private Dialogues

ICR Story

Youth's Economic Empowerment

In this transformative era of evolving policies and regulations that are part of the business environment, it is crucial to actively involve all segments of the population and especially young minds since the policies of today will impact how tomorrow looks. Quite often the reforms of policies and regulation are taken top-down excluding from the […]

Access to Loans will now be Easier for Women and Youth Farmers in Tanzania

ICR Story

Access to Finance

The Tanzanian agriculture sector depends heavily on the contributions of women and young people. Many of them would like to invest in new machinery, in more land or to use better farming methods. But often they fail because they do not qualify for bank loans. The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank has set out to change this.

WEBINAR: Business Environment Reforms for Youth Employment in the ACP Region

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Youth's Economic Empowerment

Across the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) regions, the growing youth population presents a valuable asset that policymakers and governments have yet to fully utilise. Countries that act swiftly to capitalise on this demographic transition have a significant opportunity for economic transformation. To unlock this potential, we must move beyond traditional approaches to addressing youth […]

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Business environment reforms for youth employment in ACP countries: lowering barriers to employment and recruitment

Empowering Women through Agroforestry Value Chains in Rwanda

Business Environment Reforms for Youth Entrepreneurship in the ACP Region

Promoting Youth Participation in Public-Private Dialogue

Annual report 2022-2023

Business Environment Reforms for Youth Entrepreneurship in the ACP Region

Annual Report 2021-2022

Annual report 2020-2021

Take Action Now: Rally for Inclusive Youth Employment through Business Environment Reforms

Nurturing Youth Empowerment in Business Environment Reforms: A Call for Inclusive Public-Private Dialogues

Access to Loans will now be Easier for Women and Youth Farmers in Tanzania

WEBINAR: Business Environment Reforms for Youth Employment in the ACP Region

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