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PROGRAM AGENDA
 
Private Enterprise Development and Growth
 
It is generally accepted that the private sector is a key promoter of economic growth and development. It is also agreed that the sector generates employment, raises incomes, produces and makes available goods and services. Micro, small and medium sized enterprises are widely recognized for their contribution to innovation, entrepreneurship and diffusion of technology. ACEG’s Research Agenda under this theme comprises the following topics:
 
i. Legal and regulatory constraints inhibiting private sector growth (licensing, taxation, contract enforcement and related transaction costs among others)
 
ii. Mechanisms for promoting growth and development of different categories of entrepreneurs
 
iii. Fiscal infrastructure and its role in growth and development of private enterprise
 
iv. Role of financial sector in private enterprise development
 
v. Effects of training, counselling, mentoring, consultancy and subcontracting in private sector development
 
vi. Role of markets and marketing
 
vii. Gender issues in private enterprise development
 
viii. Environmental issues in private enterprise development
 
ix. Foreign direct investment and its role in private enterprise development
 
;x. Export diversification and value addition
 
xi. Access to affordable financial services
 
xii. Enforcement of property rights
 
xiii. Corruption and other costs of doing business
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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