TCBaseline allows experts to conduct concise and cost-effective assessments of a country’s customs and border operations and procedures from both the qualitative and quantitative perspectives and establish a baseline against which to measure the success of technical assistance and training ...

Thirty years ago, Haiti’s apparel industry was a reliable supplier of assembled goods to the U.S. market and employed as many as 100,000 workers. The intervening years have been difficult ones in Haiti. Meanwhile, businesses around the world have built ...

This study forms part of an evaluation of government performance in achieving the objectives of the country’s poverty reduction strategy (PARPA II). The goal of that strategy is to promote rapid and sustainable growth that improves standards of living and ...

MYPE Competitiva Guides help Peruvian Entrepreneurs How can micro, small, and medium enterprises take advantage of trade-led growth opportunities? Free trade agreements, such as the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement signed with the United States, create export opportunities for businesses ready ...

There is widespread concern in the business community in Mozambique that the tax system is a serious impediment to private investment and business expansion, particularly for companies that do not benefit from special fiscal incentives. Under the standard fiscal regime, ...

Prepared by the Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Trade Hub, this paper provides the Banco Nacional de Angola (BNA) with a critical analysis of constraints on improving the efficiency of the banking sector and developing a sound and efficient financial sector ...