Mauritania First Competition and Skills DPO

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The development objective of First Competition and Skills Development Policy Financing Project for Mauritania is to improve the regulatory environment and skills for boosting competition and inclusiveness of the Mauritanian private sector. Mauritania is attempting to recalibrate its development model through a diversification program focusing on improving the enabling environment for the private sector to operate, create jobs and drive growth. To achieve this, the country will need to overcome interlinked structural constraints. Challenges include a limited private sector that is dominated by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and informality with a business environment that does not enable competition and lacks access to credit. To tackle these challenges, the program supported by the DPF is designed in three pillars as follows: Pillar 1 supports reforms in SMEs’ business environment; Pillar 2 supports reforms of broadband digital infrastructure; and Pillar 3 supports reforms in basic education and vocational training.