Haiti Business Development and Investment Project

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The objective of the Business Development and Investment Project for Haiti is to assist the recipient in: (a) improving the conditions for private sector investment and inclusive growth; and (b) improving its capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. The project has four components. (1) Business environment and investment generation component will contribute to the design and implementation of economy-wide business environment reforms, as an improved business environment is correlated with higher private sector growth. (2) Business development services for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) component will build the capacity of MSME to serve the tourism value chain and to enter into the supply chain of Integrated Economic Zones supported by the Project, principally in the agribusiness and apparel sectors, contributing to a more inclusive model of development and also will address an important constraint to their growth. (3) Project implementation, evaluation and monitoring component will support project management, monitoring and evaluation by provisioning goods, technical assistance, training and operating costs. (4) Immediate response mechanism component will provision of support to respond to an eligible emergency.