Project Description
The project will achieve its goals through the delivery of targeted technical assistance to client governments in Africa. The main components of the work will be the following:
1. The project will focus on providing technical assistance to (i) new
client countries including Fragile Conflict Situation (FCS) countries that had no prior engagement with the unit and that seek to enhance their investment climate due to stabilized environment; and (ii) existing client countries that seek to pursue investment
climate reforms.
2. The project will engage in second generation technical assistance (TA) to previous client countries, The TA will cover regulatory transparency, legal protections and consistent implementation of regulation. The project will similarly
focus on technical assistance aimed at and eliminating gender-based discrimination in the marketplace, targeting elimination of regulatory barriers that make women entrepreneurs? participation in the private sector more difficult. This involves barriers
such
as special restrictions at the courts, in property ownership and business operation.
3. Providing systematic peer-to-peer learning opportunities to support and sustained reform momentum. The choice, format and priorities to peer-to-peer events
will be
primarily guided and driven by client demand and regional IFC strategies