Swaziland Private Sector Competitiveness

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The development objective of the Private Sector Competitiveness Project for Swaziland is: to support an improved investment climate and strengthen competitiveness of firms, especially in the agribusiness and tourism sectors. There are three components to the project, the first component being improving the business environment. This component comprises activities to improve the business environment in Swaziland. This component includes: support for implementation of the Investor Road Map (IRM), promotion of investment, trade, tourism, and entrepreneurship, and improved access to finance for MSMEs. The second component is the growth in agribusiness and tourism industries. Finally, the third component is the project implementation. This component will provide support for Project implementation, including fiduciary and safeguards management, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity building for the Project Management Unit (PMU). It will cover the costs of the PMU including: recruitment of a project accountant and financial management specialist, project procurement specialist, senior technical assistance support officer; office running costs (including transportation and office equipment); safeguards work; monitoring and evaluation; and training and/or study tours for program officers.