A favourable business environment is key to promoting dynamic private sectors in developing countries, with a view to accelerating economic growth and reducing poverty. How can we achieve a more enabling environment for enterprise development: this theme will be addressed by the Asia Consultative Conference on "Creating Better Business Environments for Enterprise Development; Asian and Global Lessons for More Effective Donor Practices" from 28 November to 1 December 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand.

German Development Cooperation has been honing its approach to improve the business and investment climate in close cooperation with the international donor community, and has been actively involved in the work of the Business Environment Working Group of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development.

"Reform of the Business and Investment Climate" is one of GTZ's main products and is currently being implemented in various partner countries all over the world. GTZ's approach is designed to support partner countries in developing the private sector in a continuous dialogue process between the private sector, civil society and the state.

GTZ's product-oriented knowledge management system brings together conceptual approaches and the practical experience acquired in Asia and worldwide. This CD-Rom contains a selection of some of the key documents that set out GTZ's concept and experience, specifically highlighting the approaches and good practices which are to be presented at the Asia Consultative Conference.

Further Readings

Business and Investment Climate Reforms: Relevance and Conceptual Approach. Julius Spatz. 2006.
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Product-Flyer: Promoting the Business and Investment Climate.
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Generic Impact Chain for Business and Investment Climate Reform. Julius Spatz. 2006.
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Good Practice in Reforming the Business and Investment Climate. GTZ Seminar, Manila. 2005.
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