private sector development

DevPar has carried out assignments in private sector development that have been at the country and regional level as well as at the level of the individual firm. The settings have been countries where the private sector has emerged from a history of central economic management without the normal stimuli and support available in developed countries. We have described the work we have carried out in the development of the financial sector on another page of this web site. This experience is relevant to private sector development in providing one of the key inputs to development, namely financing.

Work in the private sector has included projects to stimulate development through the establishment of organisations, and preparing programs, that contribute to training entrepreneurs, providing businesses with support services, facilitating business development and export opportunities and influencing policy and legal change. Chambers of Commerce, Business Advisory Centres, Innovation Centres and other stimulating organizations have been helped and established and strengthened. Facilitating the setting up of international joint ventures and cooperative agreements for expanding product lines and increasing exports is another area of activity the Group has participated in.

Some Private Sector Programs have been focused on the provision of consulting services to individual firms. These have included diagnostic evaluations, business planning, product and service development, market expansion, introducing joint ventures and other technical services, including training.

Some of the assignments carried out by member firms are listed below:

List of Projects:

Development of a training program to support the licencing of securities market professionals. - Angola

Technical Support to Evaluate Microfinance Projects. - Asia Region

Assessment of training effectiveness at the Czech Stock Exchange - Czech Republic

A study of securities market development potential for capital market. - Dominican Republic

Securities Market Training for regionally harmonized approach to licensing of individuals and covering other bond market topics - East African Community

Securities Markets Training - Egypt

Advice on Launch of the French West African Stock Exchange in Abidjan - French West Africa Region

Introduction of International Accounting Standards in Commercial Banks - Georgia, Republic of

Agriculture Development Bank Operational Strengthening - Ghana

Study of Consultant Certification - Ghana

Mid term Evaluation of GRATIS program - Ghana

Establishment of Stock Exchange - Ghana

Equity Market Specialist Support - Ghana

Assessment of 115 Rural and Community Banks in Ghana - Ghana

Operational Assessment of Private Sector Development Project - India

Strategic study for the development of savings and credit associations in Moldova - Moldova

Facilitate the First Listed Security - Mozambique

Develop the Mozambique Micro Finance Sector - Mozambique

Introduction of new SME Products and Training of Personnel - Pakistan

Strengthening of Regional Co-operative Bank Dolnoslaski - Poland

Strengthening of Regional Co-operative Bank Baltycki - Poland

Strengthening of Regional Co-operative Bank Malopolski - Poland

Evaluate a Banking Proposal to fund Micro Finance Lenders - Romania

Study of credit cooperatives - Russia

Financial Institution for the region to support infrastructure development - SADC

Feasibility Study for the start-up of the stock exchange - Seychelles

Strategy and Plan to Develop Capital Market - Sierra Leone

Assessment of the development requirements for the SME sector in RSA - South Africa

Support to the Bank of Tanzania on the Development of the Capital Market. - Tanzania

Evaluation of Investment Promotion Centre - Tanzania

Design, Development and Implementation of Training for Securities Market Licenses - Thailand

Operational/financial model and training for smaller micro-finance institutions. - Thailand

A financial market study and a market development plan - The Gambia

Evaluation of Financial Market Development program. - Uganda

Securities Markets Training - Uganda

Development of a professional securities training program, market promotion program and improved regulations. - Vietnam