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National Entrepreneurship Strategy - Seychelles
UNCTAD
The Entrepreneurship Policy Framework and Implementation Guidance aims to support developing country policymakers in the design of initiatives, measures and institutions to promote entrepreneurship. It identifies policy objectives and options in the form of recommended actions, and proposes checklists, case studies and good practices. It also offers a user guide and methods for policy monitoring and evaluation, suggesting a set of indicators to measure progress.
Entrepreneurship Policy Review - Uganda
UNCTAD
The integration of new entrepreneurship elements in the NES is timely and builds on the efforts made by governmental institutions over the past decade. As the diagnostic assessment outlines the main barriers to entrepreneurs in Uganda, this document is concise and focuses on priority interventions.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the New Health Economy
UNCTAD
This publication analyzes the increasingly important role played by entrepreneurs of small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups in strengthening health systems in developing countries.
Empretec Women in Business: Building purpose-driven enterprises amid crises
UNCTAD
A third of all entrepreneurs in the world are women. Their contribution to development is clear. As their businesses grow, they inspire, create jobs, and offer themselves, their families, and their communities a chance for a better, more inclusive future.
Analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Thailand from competition policy and market access perspectives
UNCTAD
This report focuses on identifying the impact of Covid-19 on Thai MSMEs at three main levels and policy responses – in aggregate, conducting an MSME survey, and case study interviews.
Competition and Market Access Policies in the Resurgence of MSMEs in Post-Covid-19 in Brazil
UNCTAD
This study provides an overview of the interaction of competition policy and law on the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector in Brazil.
Analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa.
UNCTAD
The study assesses the challenges faced by MSMEs in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. The assessment has been conducted with a focus on various sectors in the South African economy including the agriculture, construction, food and beverages and manufacturing.
Cross-border trade in the pre- and post-pandemic environment: Evidence from Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia
UNCTAD
This report presents an assessment of capacity-building activities conducted by UNCTAD in Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia aimed at small-scale and informal cross-border traders, mainly women. It provides an original picture of informal and small-scale cross-border trade in the pre-and post-pandemic environment.
Regional capacity building events to raise awareness of the role of competition related policies for access to markets in post COVID-19 resurgence of MSMEs
ECLAC, ESCAP, ESCWA, UNCTAD, UNECA, UNECE
The Competition and Consumer Protection Policies Branch at UNCTAD in collaboration with the United Nations Regional Economic Commissions, has issued guidance to member States on re-activating their economies.
Webinar series on the role of entrepreneurship policies in the resurgence of the MSME sector
UNCTAD
The webinars aimed at raising awareness of the role of entrepreneurship policies in the MSME resurgence and of UNCTAD's Entrepreneurship Policy Framework.
Bridging gaps between theory and practice is essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. To this end, public policies are the formal means for landing obligations embeded in legal frameworks, as well as those voluntary commitments from different sources at the national and international level. Policies allow the cohesion and articulation of strategies to undertake concrete actions with impact on the collective welfare.