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    Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative: Progress Report 2014–2015
    Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative: Progress Report 2014–2015
    Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative: Progress Report 2014–2015
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    Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative: Progress Report 2014–2015

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsian Development Bank
    Release dateJan 1, 2016
    ISBN9789292573232
    Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative: Progress Report 2014–2015

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      Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative - Asian Development Bank

      PACIFIC PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

      PROGRESS REPORT 2014–2015

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      Asian Development Bank.

      Pacific private sector development initiative: progress report 2014–2015.

      Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 2016.

      1. Private Sector Development 2. Pacific. I. Asian Development Bank.

      The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.

      ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ADB in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.

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      COVER IMAGE: Traditional Fijian sailing canoes from Lau Province sailing in the annual Veitau Waqa races in Suva Harbor, Fiji. Photo courtesy of Pacific Blue Foundation, a non-profit charitable trust dedicated to preserving and promoting cultural and biological diversity in islands in the south Pacific. www.pacificbluefoundation.org

      Paul Holden and the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative management team wrote this report, with statistical analysis by Melissa Dayrit. The report was prepared under the supervision of Andrea Iffland and Hayden Everett of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office in Sydney, Australia. Samantha-Jane Odbert edited this publication. It was produced by the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative, a regional technical assistance facility cofinanced by ADB, the Government of Australia, and the Government of New Zealand. This publication does not necessarily reflect the views and policies of either government.

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      FOREWORD

      This Annual Progress Report for the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) is the 8th since PSDI commenced in 2007, and the second since the third phase of PSDI began in 2013.

      In the 8 years it has been active, PSDI has evolved into a performance-driven, technical assistance program that is closely aligned with Pacific government strategies. During this time, PSDI has established itself as a flagship program for analyzing and implementing

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