Workshop on the Investment Climate and Business Environment Research Fund and Partners in Central Africa, Akwa Palace Hotel, Douala, Cameroon, August 10-11, 2009
Date
2009
Authors
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Publisher
TrustAfrica, Dakar, SN
Abstract
The
workshop
focused
on
two
main
items:
the
presentation
of
progress
reports
on
projects
supported
by
the
research
fund;
and
the
possibility
of
setting
up
a
network
of
Central
African
researchers
to
promote
their
professional
interests
and
serve
as
a
reliable
partner
in
investment
climate
reform
for
investors,
donors,
and
public‐sector
decision
makers.
Fourteen
participants
from
three
countries
made
presentations
on
their
work. Participants also
discussed
possible
causes
of
non‐compliance
and
poor
performance, citing cumbersome administrative procedures, and oversight by finance departments at intermediate institutions, and the challenges of coordinating research teams in different countries.
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Keywords
AFRICA, RESEARCH NETWORKS, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, CAPACITY BUILDING, BUSINESS, DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH, FINANCIAL ASPECTS, POLICY MAKING