Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative
Progress Report 2013-2014
Asian Development Bank (Publisher)
Published on 1. December 2014
83 pages
978-92-9254-836-0 (ISBN)
Description
Since 2006, the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) has worked to alleviate poverty and promote growth in the Pacific region through reforms that encourage private sector investment and entrepreneurship. This report describes developments and progress for PSDI Phase III's first year, and covers the period July 2013 to end-June 2014. PSDI is a regional technical assistance facility cofinanced by the Asian Development Bank, the Government of Australia, and the New Zealand Government.
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Figures and Box
- FIGURES AND BOX
- Figures
- 1 Number of Initiatives by Gender Classification, 2010-2014
- 2 Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 3 Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 4 Cumulative Spending by Country, 2007-30 June 2014
- 5 Spending by Country, 2013-2014
- 6 Regional Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 7 Cook Islands Cumulative Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 8 Cook Islands Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 9 Fiji Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 10 Fiji Cumulative Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 11 Kiribati Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 12 Kiribati Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 13 The Marshall Islands Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 14 Marshall Islands Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 15 The Marshall Islands Cumulative Net Filings and Number of Searches, 2010-2014
- 16 Federated States of Micronesia Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 17 Federated States of Micronesia Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 18 Federated States of Micronesia Cumulative Net Filings and Number of Searches, 2007-2014
- 19 Nauru Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 20 Nauru Spending by Focus Area, 2011-2014
- 21 Palau Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 22 Palau Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 23 Palau Cumulative Net Filings and Number of Searches, 2013-2014
- 24 Papua New Guinea Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 25 Papua New Guinea Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 26 Samoa Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 27 Samoa Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 28 Samoa Number of Incorporations, 2008-2013
- 29 Samoa Location of Companies
- 30 Samoa Number of Female Directors and Shareholders, 2013-2014
- 31 Solomon Islands Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 32 Solomon Islands Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 33 Solomon Islands New Company Incorporations, 2004-2013
- 34 Solomon Islands Location of Companies
- 35 Solomon Islands Number of Community Companies, 2011-2014
- 36 Solomon Islands Number of Registered Companies by Sector
- 37 Timor-Leste Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 38 Timor-Leste Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 39 Tonga Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 40 Tonga Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 41 Tonga Cumulative Net Filings and Number of Searches, 2011-2014
- 42 Tuvalu Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 43 Tuvalu Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 44 Vanuatu Spending by Focus Area, 2013-2014
- 45 Vanuatu Spending by Focus Area, 2007-2014
- 46 Vanuatu Cumulative Net Filings and Number of Searches, 2009-2014
- Box
- Box: The McNamara Fallacy
- Abbreviations
- Foreword
- 1 Overview
- 2 The Private Sector and Economic Growth
- 3 Characteristics of Pacific Island Economies
- 4 Trade, Pacific Island Economies, and Private Sector Development
- 5 How PSDI Reforms Improve the Business Environment
- 6 PSDI Focus Areas
- Financing Growth
- Business Law Reform
- Competition Policy
- State-Owned Enterprise Reform and Public-Private Partnerships
- The Economic Empowerment of Women
- Strategic Management
- 7 Management, Resources, and Spending
- Management
- Resources and Spending
- 8 Country Updates
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- The Marshall Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Nauru
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Appedixes
- 1 PSDI Portfolio Summary, 2007-2014
- 2 Initiatives and Projects in 2013 and 2014
- 3 Monitoring and Evaluation
- Monitoring
- Evaluation
- M&E Tool Upgrades and Integration with ADB Systems
- 4 Design and Monitoring Framework Targets
- Output 1-Financing Growth
- Output 2-Business Law Reform
- Output 3-State-Owned Enterprises and Public-Private Partnerships
- Output 4-Competition Policy
- Output 5-Economic Empowerment of Women
- Output 6-Strategic Management
