ESSOR
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Description
The Private Sector Development (PSD) programme aims to address poverty alleviation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through a £100m Private Sector Development programme. The programme has three components: market systems development (ELAN – implemented by Adam Smith International), business environment reform (Essor – implemented by PwC) and a Decision Support Unit (DSU – implemented by Oxford Policy Management). Business Environment Reform - Essor: a £35m flexible facility that works to design and implement interventions which improve the DRC’s business environment for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) to create jobs and services for the poor. The project now has two focused workstreams: (a) Access to Energy (A2E) which addresses a key operating constraint to business by improving access to renewable energy through the development of the first three off-grid solar hybrid mini-grids in the DRC; and (b) Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires (OHADA), which includes support for the Guichet Unique de Création d’Entreprise (GUCE), a one-stop shop for business registration which reduces time and costs incurred by small businesses.
Location
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Status Post-completion
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Programme Spend
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Participating Organisation(s)
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Sectors
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Budget
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Policy Marker(s)
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