The purpose of this paper was to discuss challenges faced by SMEs in raising finance in
Uganda. Basing on the critical document review, the paper uses social capital theory to …

The international development community has become progressively more concerned with
the roles of the private sector in development. Development cooperation actors are looking …

We are grateful to the research assistants, Anteneh Girma, Dessalegn Molla, Kebede Manjur
and Rahmeto Negash, for their hard work and inputs. We thank Dr Seife Ayele for reading …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to supplement the literature on the effect of female
entrepreneurship on economic growth by bringing new evidence for the case of SMEs …

Despite a renewed focus by bilateral donors on economic growth and the private sector as
driving forces behind development, there has been relatively little comparative analysis of …

Private sector development (PSD) has emerged as a core component of donor strategies
aimed at making free markets work for 'the poor'through assistance to business sector …

This article takes stock of a sample of interventions and programmes across different
countries and regions supported by international organizations to foster the development of …

Development cooperation actors are looking to the private sector as a key partner for
achieving sustainable development results, recognizing private firms as sources of …

As such, private sanitation providers, from retailers to masons, from public toilet operators to
latrine-emptying businesses, are of vital importance to medium-and lower-income …

Executive summary This report aims to understand where the Japan International
Cooperation Agency's (JICA's) Kaizen approach to productivity enhancement fits into the …