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March 2007

 

Contents:

 

     BDS-Forum. Two new collections on:

                -  Macro-level interventions

                -  International Trade Promotion and Virtual Market Places

    You are free to use links and documents for your own information platforms.
 

www.bds-forum.net/
macro-level.htm

 

New collection of SME development related Macro-Level Interventions

Under www.bds-forum.net/macro-level.htm please find a new collection on SME development related macro-level interventions with the following issues:

 

Business Climate Survey, Good Governance and Red Tape Ranking:
 - World Bank/IFC: Doing Business.
 - MIGA World Bank Group: Snapshot Africa. Benchmarking of Foreign Direct Investment.
 - Worldbank 2002: Pilot Investment Climate Assessment Buthan.
 - GTZ, ASCCI, Livingfacts, South Africa: The SADC Regional Business Climate Survey (RBCS).
   Results of the 2005 survey. Tools: Checklist for conducting the survey. Survey approach.
 - Banque Mondiale: Evaluation du climat des investissements au Sénégal . Red Tape - Anti
   Bureaucracy Interventions.
 - Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) Red Tape Ranking.
 - UNIDO Cutting Red-Tape in Mozambique.
 - GTZ: Good Governance. Public Sector Reform
 

Economic Research Activities
 - Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU) example of national macro-economic
   research and policy platform
 

Public Private Dialogue
 - DFID, World Bank, IFC, OECD, GTZ:  PublicPrivateDialogue.org Case Studies, Lessons learned,
Charter of Good Practice in using Public Private Dialogue for Private Sector Development, PPP Charter, Checklist for üractitioners, PPP dialogue and business enabling environment reform.

 

Poverty Reduction Strategies:
 - World Bank: Poverty Reduction Strategies pro poor growth, poverty analysis, poverty mapping,
   poverty monitoring, impact evaluation,
 - PSIA. Overview of PRSP by countries. PRSP Sourcebook.
 - GTZ :Poverty. Structural Poverty Reduction. Poverty Reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. National
   Monitoring of Strategies for Sustainable Poverty Reduction/PRSP

 

Financial Systems Development
 - IRIS Center at the University of Maryland 2006: A comparative study of microfinance regulation
   in Bolivia, Brazil, Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines and South Africa.
 - GTZ, BMZ, CERISE, IFAD, IRAM 2005: Handbook for the analysis of the governance of
   microfinance institutions.
 - CGAP: Guiding Principles on Regulation and Supervision of Microfinance Institutions.
 - GTZ: WiRAM Library

 

Anti-Corruption, Ethics in Business
 - GTZ:  Corruption. Literature, Links.
 - United Nations - The Global Compact is an UN initiative. At its core are 10
   principles for human rights, labour standards, the environment and eliminating corruption.
 - Business Anti-Corruption Portal  integrity system. due dilling tools. country profiles on
   corruption. information networks. Links.
 - U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Center:  Political corruption. Corruption in emergencies. Public
   financial management and corruption. Donor coordination of anti-corruption efforts. Knowledge
   management for anti-corruption. Corruption in the health and education sectors. Anti-corruption
   conventions. Corruption in public procurement.
 - Business Keeper AG Internal whistleblowing is an important risk management component in
   companies and administrations.
 - Business 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 -  corruption, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility
   and workplace ethics.


all on www.bds-forum.net/macro-level.htm

 
 

www.bds-forum.net/
 links.htm

 

New Link Collection for International Trade Promotion
and Virtual Business Market Places on www.bds-forum.net/links.htm

 

International Trade Promotion

 - World Trade Organization.
 - International Trade Center (UNCTAD/WTO). Export Helpdesk for Developing Countries
   Requirements and taxes. Import tariffs. Customs documents. Rules of origin. Trade
   statistics. Market place. 
 - Center for the Promotion of Imports of Developing Countries (CBI) Netherlands. Exporters -
   Importers - Business Supporters.
 - Federation of International Trade Associations (FITA) European Business Directory.
   International Trade Directory. Advertising Opportunities. Calendar of Trade Events.  Links to
   7,000 trade related websites. Fita buy and sell  is an international, business-to-business
   marketplace that facilitates international trade by providing qualified import/export trade leads
   and catalog posting.
 - Bundesagentur für Aussenwirtschaft (BFAI) Germany .
 - KfW Tenders, Business Opportunities. German Business Portal Business infrastructure,
   Industrial sectors, Fireign trade statistics, Economic data.
 - Tradeport USA.

 

 - Projet Commerce International, Tunis avec GTZ et Chambre Tuniso-Allemande, Tunis 2005 Guide d'Accès au Marché Allemand Cadre douanier, normes et règlementations, accès au marché, les industries agro-alimentaires, le bio, industries de construction, céramique et du verre, marbre taillé, industries manufacturières, le plastique, industries électriques, électroniques et électroménagères, circuits imprimés, industries chimiques, les huiles essentielles, industries du textile et de l'habillement, industries du cuir et de la chaussures, le marché allemand de l'artisanat, la poterie, marché allemand des services, les logiciels

 

Buy and Sell Online - Virtual Business Market Places

 - One Trade World Market Place.
 - Alibaba Directory of buyers by Industry. Database on how find your buyers. Import-Export
   Help Buy/Sell Exchange is the largest source of international trade leads, and tender
   opportunities from companies and government organizations around the world.
 - E-Trade Center. Market place for searching and offering business contacts around the world
   in different sectors.
 - Berlinkauf  Business Exchange.
 - Trade Markets. Trade News.
 - German E-Trade Center Market place, Business opportunities.
 - Premier International Business to Business Trade Portal with foreign trade, import and export
   information.
 - Kompass Business to Business Search Engine.
 - TOBOC, Canada - Directory of Exporters, Importers, Manufacturers and Suppliers by
   sectors.


all on www.bds-forum.net/links.htm

 

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