Improved private sector enabling environment, resulting in increased trade, investment, and jobs
❖Laws on investment leasing, credit & collateral approved
❖Business registration procedures streamlined
❖Improved performance against “Doing Business” indicators
❖1,000 new jobs created through non-petroleum private investment
❖Increased number of entrepreneurial jobs, especially for women and youth
❖Greater consultation between Government and private sector
❖USD 10 million in new Foreign Direct Investment
❖USD 10 million increase in non-petroleum exports
❖Emigrant workers program operational in South Korea and agreements with additional host countries underway |
❖Investment and Export Promotion Agency & Domestic Investment Promotion Agency created and fully operational
❖Foreign and domestic investment information and management system in place
❖Investment promotion campaigns undertaken in key niche areas
❖Extended program of entrepreneurial and technical training for current and prospective entrepreneurs through Business Development Centers, private organisations, and secondary and tertiary level institutions, with significant participation of women and youth
❖Business forums and Public-Private Sector Working Group meetings held regularly.
❖Credit and collateral registry created
❖Public awareness campaigns on credit mechanisms conducted with emphasis on reaching women and youth
❖Training programs for bankers and microlending institutions conducted
❖Increased access to credit for women and youth
❖Land registration pilot implemented and report completed
❖Approval and implementation of land and property legal framework
❖Policy and proposal on administration and sale of state-owned property agreed
❖Titling system in place
❖Forestry Policy and Strategy drafted
❖Forest inventory started
❖Protected areas identified
❖Baseline statistics collection system agreed upon and selected baseline information available
❖Adequate fisheries licensing system designed and systems for monitoring and control of fisheries licenses identified
❖Food security strategy drafted
❖Baseline statistics collection system agreed and selected baseline information available
❖National protocols for food crop, seed and tuber testing, multiplication and distribution agreed upon
❖Measures for effective regionalization launched, including steps for improved agricultural extension services
❖MAFF guidelines for working with communities developed with special emphasis on women
❖Market studies and feasibility analysis completed and implementation of recommendations underway
❖Coordination mechanisms between MAFF and IEPA established to ensure sharing of information on agribusiness options and potential markets and investors
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