Study on private sector development : summaries on Bangladesh, Malawi, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

NORAD has during the period May-September 2002 reviewed its support of private sector development in major partner countries. The countries are Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Asia, and Malawi, Mosambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia in Africa. This is a summary of the seven reports.

The aim of the reviews was to explore the possibilities of improving and expanding the support of private sector development within the guidelines given by the Strategy for Norwegian Support of Private Sector Development in Developing Countries.

The studies have been undertaken by teams consisting of an external consultant on private sector development, a resource person from the Norwegian private sector, and advisers from NORAD, Oslo, and the Norwegian embassies. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in the studies are entirely those of the teams and should not be attributed to NORAD.