Project Description
The project assists the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo
with creation of privately managed special economic zones that provide a
location for companies to invest, create jobs, and produce goods and
services in a relatively “normal” business environment. The objectives
are: 1) to jump start investments that otherwise would not take place; 2)
to test new policies (such as private infrastructure service provision,
streamlined bureaucracy, modern labor regime, and so on) before spreading
them to the rest of the country; and 3) to circumvent inefficient and
often corrupt procedures and practices, and provide models for reform.