Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative
Progress Report 2014-2015
Asian Development Bank (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2016
101 pages
978-92-9257-323-2 (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 second year, and covers the period July 2014 to end-June 2015. PSDI is a regional technical assistance facility cofinanced by the Asian Development Bank, the Government of Australia, and the Government of New Zealand.
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Tables
- 1 Directors and Shareholders by Gender in Samoa and Solomon Islands
- 2 Gender of Borrowers in Pacific Countries
- 3 Some Results of Company Law and Registry Reforms in Samoa and Solomon Islands
- Figures
- 1 Cumulative Security Interests Registered in Six Pacific Island Countries
- 2 Spending on Financing Growth 2014-2015
- 3 Number of Initiatives by Gender Classification
- 4 Spending on EEOW 2014-2015
- 5 Spending on SOE Reform 2014-2015
- 6 Spending on PPPs 2014-2015
- 7 Spending on Business Law Reform 2014-2015
- 8 Spending on Competition 2014-2015
- 9 Spending by Focus Area 2007-2015
- 10 Spending by Focus Area 2014-2015
- 11 Spending by Country 2007-2015
- 12 Spending by Country 2014-2015
- 13 Regional Spending by Focus Area 2014-2015
- 14 The Cook Islands Spending 2007-2015
- 15 The Cook Islands Spending 2014-2015
- 16 Fiji Spending 2007-2015
- 17 Fiji Spending 2014-2015
- 18 Kiribati Spending 2007-2015
- 19 Kiribati Spending 2014-2015
- 20 RmI Spending 2007-2015
- 21 Rmi Spending 2014-2015
- 22 FSM Spending 2007-2015
- 23 FSM Spending 2014-2015
- 24 Nauru Spending 2007-2015
- 25 Palau Spending 2007-2015
- 26 Palau Spending 2014-2015
- 27 PNG Spending 2007-2015
- 28 PNG Spending 2014-2015
- 29 Samoa Spending 2007-2015
- 30 Samoa Spending 2014-2015
- 31 Solomon Islands Spending 2007-2015
- 32 Solomon Islands Spending 2014-2015
- 33 Timor-Leste Spending 2007-2015
- 34 Timor-Leste Spending 2014-2015
- 35 Tonga Spending 2007-2015
- 36 Tonga Spending 2014-2015
- 37 Vanuatu Spending 2007-2015
- 38 Vanuatu Spending 2014-2015
- Foreword
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- 1 OVERVIEW
- The Focus of the Private Sector Development Initiative
- The Phases of the Private Sector Development Initiative
- Private Sector Development Initiative Reforms
- Why Private Sector Development is Central to Economic Growth
- Private Sector Development Initiative Processes
- The Structure of the Report
- 2 RETHINKING FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION IN THE PACIFIC
- Introduction
- Improving Access to Credit
- Secured Transactions
- Government-Owned Banks
- Long-Term Finance
- Capital Raisings
- Provident Funds
- Natural Disasters and Finance
- Private Sector Development Initiative Resources Allocated to Financing Growth
- Concluding Remarks
- 3 ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
- Gender Mainstreaming
- Economic Empowerment of Women Pilot Projects
- Analytical Work
- Classification of PSDI Initiatives by Potential Impact on Women
- Private Sector Development Initiative Resources Allocated to Economic Empowerment of Women
- 4 STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE REFORM AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNER SHIPS
- Private Sector Development Initiative Resources Allocated to State-Owned Enterprises Reform and Public-Private Partnerships
- 5 BUSINESS LAW REFORM
- Outdated Legislation in the Pacific
- Private Sector Development Initiative Reforms
- Private Sector Development Initiative Resources Allocated to Business Law Reform
- 6 COMPETITION POLICY AND COMPETITION LAW
- Role of Competition in Productivity and Growth
- Private Sector Development Initiative Resources Allocated to Competition
- 7 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
- Analytical Work Program
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Communications
- Management and Coordination
- Resources and Spending
- 8 COUNTRY PAGES
- The Cook Islands
- Fiji
- Kiribati
- The Marshall Islands
- The Federated States of Micronesia
- Nauru
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Timor-Leste
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
- Appendixes
- 1 PSDI Portfolio Summary 2007-2015
- 2 Initiatives And Projects In 2014 and 2015
- 3 Private Sector Development Initiative Initiatives Classified Under Gender Equity
- 4 Monitoring And Evaluation: Progress Against the Design and Monitoring Framework Indicators In Each Output Area
