Business Climate Survey, Good Governance, Red Tape
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World Bank/IFC
Doing Business
www.doingbusiness.org
The Doing Business
database provides measures of business regulations and their
enforcement. The Doing Business indicators are comparable across 175
economies. They indicate the regulatory costs of business and can be
used to analyze specific regulations that enhance or constrain
investment, productivity, and growth. Data including business
registration, taxation, licensing, getting credit, registering property,
protecting investors, employing workers, dealing with licences, trading
across borders, red-tape ranking.
MIGA World Bank Group
Snapshot Africa.
Benchmarking of Foreign Direct Investment
www.fdi.net/documents/WorldBank/databases/
snapshot_africa/
Cost and Conditions for
the Textile, Apparel, Horticulture, Food and Beverage Processing, Shared
Services and Tourism Industries.
Ghana (2.0 MB PDF file),
Kenya (1.9 MB PDF file),
Lesotho (1.2 MB PDF file),
Madagascar (1.8 MB PDF file),
Mali (1.9 MB PDF file),
Mozambique (1.7 MB PDF file),
Senegal (1.9 MB PDF file),
Tanzania (1.8 MB PDF file),
Uganda (1.7 MB PDF file)
Worldbank 2002
Pilot Investment Climate Assessment Buthan
http://rru.worldbank.org/paperLinks/Pilot
Investment Climate Assessment Bhutan.pdf
1,7 Mb
Example: Table of Contents
of Investment Climate Survey Buthan (Worldbank):
GTZ, ASCCI,
Livingfacts, South Africa
The SADC Regional
Business Climate Survey (RBCS)
www.rbcs.info
Results of the
2005 survey
business-climat-sadc.pdf
3 MB
Tools: Checklist for conducting the survey
www.rbcs.info/tools.htm
Survey approach:
www.rbcs.info/survey.htm
Banque Mondiale,
Dakar 2005
Evaluation du climat des investissements
au Sénégal
climat-inverstissements-senegal .pdf
2,7 Mo
Elimane Fall,
consultant pour PEJU, Dakar 8/2006
Contraintes au niveau du climat des
affaires pour les MPME du secteur formel et informel au Sénégal
climat-affaires.doc
276 Ko
Red Tape - Anti
Bureaucracy Interventions
Definition: Red Tape is
the necessity to complete extensive paperwork to gain approval by
several people in order to accomplish a goal. The term is often used
with bureaucracy, as in ‘bureaucratic red tape.' Anti - Red Tape
interventions reduce administrative burdens imposed on businesses
Economic Research Activities
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Namibian Economic
Policy Research Unit (NEPRU)
www.nepru.org.na
NEPRU's mission is to support Namibia's national
development goals by providing economic policy advice, conducting
economic research and building economic research capacity. "Access to
independent, objective, accurate and reliable economic research and data
is indispensible for wise decision making to achieve Vision 2030."
(President of the Namibian Employers' Federation)
Public
Private Dialogue
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DFID, World Bank,
IFC, OECD, GTZ
PublicPrivateDialogue.org
www.publicprivatedialogue.org
This website is about how governments, businesses and donors can use
public private dialogue (PPD) to promote private sector development and
poverty reduction
Poverty
Reduction Strategies
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World Bank
Poverty Reduction Strategies
www.worldbank.org/poverty
Topics:
Pro-Poor Growth & Inequality,
Poverty Analysis,
Poverty Mapping,
Poverty Monitoring,
Impact Evaluation,
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA),
Empowerment,
Migration and Development,
Moving Out of Poverty,
Social Capital,
Poverty and Health,
Safety Nets and Transfers
Overview of PRSP by countries:
Poverty Reduction Strategies
The PRSP
Sourcebook
is a guide to assist countries in the
development and strengthening of poverty reduction strategies. The
Sourcebook reflects the thinking and practices associated with the
Comprehensive Development
Framework,
as well as lessons emerging from the World
Development Report on Poverty,
and good international practices related to poverty reduction.
GTZ
Poverty
www.gtz.de/en/themen/uebergreifende-themen/armut/902.htm
GTZ
Structural Poverty
Reduction
www.gtz.de/en/themen/uebergreifende-themen/armut/2851.htm
GTZ
Poverty Reduction in
sub-Saharan Africa
www.gtz.de/en/leistungsangebote/11480.htm
GTZ
National Monitoring of
Strategies for Sustainable Poverty Reduction/PRSP
www.gtz.de/en/themen/uebergreifende-themen/armut/5607.htm
Financial Systems Development
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A financial system is an
essential component of every economy. With the help of credit, it
provides the funds for investment. It also helps private households
prepare for contingencies by providing savings instruments, insurance
products, and a payment system.
However, poor people in
developing and transition countries are often excluded from the system
of saving and investment, because they have no access to banks, savings
associations, or credit unions. In order to enable these people to
access financial services, financial systems development directly or
indirectly supports financial institutions and public institutions
oriented to the target group.
IRIS Center at the
University of Maryland 2006
Microfinance Regulation in
Seven Countries: A Comparative Study
www.microfinancegateway.com/files/33990_file_01.doc
A comparative study of microfinance regulation in Bolivia, Brazil,
Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines and South Africa. This paper
addresses the following through a comparative study: Size and
characteristics of the market; Development of the regulatory framework
for microfinance; Approaches to microfinance supervision; Microfinance
promotion and market development; Implementation and impact of
microfinance regulation.
GTZ, BMZ, CERISE, IFAD,
IRAM 2005
Handbook for the analysis of the governance of microfinance institutions
www2.gtz.de/dokumente/bib/05-0700.pdf
(English)
www2.gtz.de/dokumente/bib/05-0701.pdf
(French)
CGAP 2005
Guiding Principles on Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance
Institutions
cgap.org/docs/Guideline_RegSup.pdf
GTZ WiRAM Library
More
documents on
Financial System Development
Anti-Corruption, Ethics
in Business
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GTZ
Corruption
www.gtz.de/en/themen/politische-reformen/korruption/885.htm
United Nations -
Global Compact
www.globalcompact.org
The Global Compact
is an UN initiative. At its core are 10 principles for human rights,
labour standards, the environment and eliminating corruption. The Global
Compact calls upon globally active companies to recognise these
principles and to take steps to put them into effect. The Global Compact
asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of
influence, a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour
standards, the environment, and anti-corruption:
Human Rights
Labour Standards
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Principle 3: Businesses should uphold
the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right
to collective bargaining;
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Principle 4: the elimination of all
forms of forced and compulsory labour;
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Principle 5: the effective abolition
of child labour; and
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Principle 6: the elimination of
discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment
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Principle 7: Businesses should
support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
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Principle 8: undertake initiatives to
promote greater environmental responsibility; and
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Principle 9: encourage the
development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies
Anti-Corruption
Business
Anti-Corruption Portal
www.business-anti-corruption.dk
The
following instruments are available on the portal:
About Corruption: Definitions,
interpretations and references to international and national legislation
and initiatives relevant to businesses. This facility should enable you
to navigate in the increasing volume of international legislation and
increase awareness of grey area questions. This facility includes a
glossary of terms related to business and corruption.
Integrity System: A model Code of
Conduct. This code of conduct builds on experience from the Transparency
International Business Principles and the ICC Code of Conduct. Examples
of key procedures. A guidance question list which serves as a basis for
a risk analysis
A model risk assessment tool, which can be combined with the country
analysis and the risk management tools (see below)
Due Diligence Tools: Related to seeking
and vetting an agent or a consultant, setting up a joint venture and
implementing a project. These tools are detailed and can be used in
combination with the detailed country profiles.
Country Profiles: Detailed information
of strategic importance for businesses. These profiles are presented as
a business intelligence system which contains a short introduction to
corruption and anti-corruption experiences in the country in question.
The occurrence of corruption is measured on three levels:
individual, company and political level. Frequencies are provided if
available. Furthermore, an overview of public and private
anti-corruption initiatives is provided. Depending on the access to
information on a country, detailed information in approximately ten
sectors is provided. The information you will find in the country
profiles is based on publicly accessible documentation and feedback from
companies and local partners.
Information Networks: Contact
information to turn to for local help.
Links to relevant documents and
websites for further reference.
U4
Anti-Corruption Resource Center
www.u4.no
The U4 Group
(initially 4 members) consists of the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden,
The Netherlands, Germany and Canada, whose international development
ministers have formed a partnership to co-ordinate development
assistance policies. Themes:
Political corruption
Definitions, cases, the challenges and
options, and a literture overview.
Corruption in emergencies
Includes resources on risk mapping,
the role of the media, selected literature, and more. Soon available:
Corruption and procurement in emergencies.
Public financial management
and corruption Issue pages on
corruption and direct budget support, corruption and revenue
administration, and corruption and the budget process.
Donor coordination of
anti-corruption efforts
Case studies, country- and donor
factors, possibilities and practicalities, further resources, etc.
Knowledge management for
anti-corruption Summary
note looking at the problems, perspectives and prospects. Links to
further resources and background materials.
Corruption in the health
sector
A comprehensive overview of the relevant
issues (causes and consequences, financial resources management, medical
supplies, health worker / patient interaction, salaries, and more).
Corruption in the education
sector
Resources on the challenges posed by
corruption in the education sector with a focus on development
co-operation and implementation of aid projects.
Public expenditure tracking
surveys
Can PETS be a tool for tackling corruption?
Anti-corruption conventions
An overview of conventions, their
scope and powers.
African anti-corruption
commissions
Studies of ACCs in five African
countries (Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia).
Corruption in public
procurement
An overview of the issues with
examples from the health and education sectors.
Debarment
Focus on the effectiveness debarment
as a means to challenge corruption openly, particularly in public
procurement processes.
Business Keeper AG
www.business-keeper.com
Internal
whistleblowing
is an important risk management component in companies and
administrations. To minimize risks to a company's image and
financial standing the most important task after prevention is the early
detection of internal misconduct. Approximately 40% of all such cases
are revealed by whistleblowers with insider knowledge although,
it is not only employees who contribute to such disclosure but customers
and suppliers as well. Studies show that whistleblowing is the most
effective measure in the clarification of misconduct. Moreover,
organisations that do not implement a whistleblowing system suffer, on
average, losses due to fraudulent offenses more than twice as often as
those that have set up a secure communication channel. Because of the
lack of juridical protection for the whistleblowers and the fear of
repressive measures by colleagues and supervisors, the ensured anonymity
of whistleblowers that protects them from negative personal reprisals,
as well as lowering their inhibition to report fraudulent behaviour, is
essential. Previous whistleblowing systems are either not able to
guarantee the whistleblower’s anonymity or cannot establish the dialogue
that is essential for the quick clarification of cases. The BKMS® System
establishes a connection between these ostensible contrasts for the
first time: anonymity and dialog and it ensures the highest possible
data security at the same time.
Business Against
Crime - South Africa
www.bac.co.za
Business Against Crime was established in 1996 to
join hands with the Government against crime. The organisation seeks to
support Government's efforts by complementing its resources with the
entrepreneurial, managerial and technological skills of the South
African private sector.
Ethics World - Business
Ethics, Governance, Anti-Corruption
www.ethicsworld.org
A forum for news, research and analysis on the
related fields of corruption, corporate governance, corporate social
responsibility and workplace ethics. Our readers are from business,
government, civil society and academia around the world. EthicsWorld is
independent, not-for-profit and driven to contribute to ethical
organizational practices.
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