Regulation and Enabling Environment

If Africa is to attain the core Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people living on less than US$1 a day by 2015, it must achieve a sustained economic growth rate of seven per cent a year. To improve the African investment climate will mean winning the war against corruption - perceived as the biggest disincentive to investment in Africa. The following projects address this ambition and serve to increase fairness and transparency in the African business environment by, among other targets, enhancing private sector expansion and removing barriers to SME development.

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Uniting To Fight Corruption

A coalition of organisations and initiatives have joined forces to develop strategies addressing corruption across Africa, creating a genuine partnership capable of driving long-term reform.


 

Cutting Through Red Tape

A groundbreaking study and public education drive in South and Sub-Saharan Africa is working to cut through the unwieldy red tape which entangles business and fuels corruption.
 

An Eye To The Future

An initiative to improve Africa’s image as an attractive investment destination is using Regulatory Impact Assessments to cascade best practice, erode investment barriers and smooth the way for the growth of new enterprises.


  

Joining the dots in Tanzania

Closing the huge gap between small enterprise and large businesses and creating sustainable procurement partnerships between large corporations and local small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are just two of the positive...