Private
Sector Development
During the last decades, policies to strengthen market forces,
increased competition and a refocused role of the State have heightened
the importance of Private Sector Development (PSD) in achieving
economic growth. The challenge facing world economies today is to
achieve sustainable growth, which in turn has added a new dimension
to the notion of economic competitiveness with a view to reduce
poverty and help people improve their quality of life.
At IDP, we provide customised consulting and advisory services
that will help achieve these goals, while enhancing competitiveness
across sectors. We have carried out assignments in PSD at various
levels:
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helping countries
(governments) access markets and attract beneficial investment |
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designing comprehensive strategies
supporting the development of the micro, small and medium
enterprise sector |
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building capacity through
training, facilitation, and grants administration |
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directly supporting businesses
towards innovative practices, combining competitiveness analyses
with quantitative and qualitative data gathering |
Project examples:
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Project appraisal
for setting up an Export Processing Zone in Tamatave, Madagascar
(2004) |
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Private sector participation
options for the process of strengthening and expanding the
water sector serving the city of Lusaka, Zambia (2002) |
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Forecast of the Mauritian
services sector over the next 10 to 15 years to identify potential
areas of export and domestic markets (2003) |
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Identifying major sectors
of private investment development in Tanzania and defining
their methods of financing (2002) |
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Comprehensive strategy for
developing medium enterprises in Malawi including funding
implications and technical assistance proposals (2000) |
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