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Cabo Verde: Towards a Greener, More Sustainable Tourism Sector
Backing the government¡¯s national strategic framework for a more diversified and inclusive tourism sector and leveraging the potential of emerging blue economy opportunities in Cabo Verde.
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Ethiopia: Supporting Drivers of Jobs and Economic Transformation through Next Generation Private Sector Development Policies
Measuring firm-level technology adoption to understand constraints to innovation and productivity as key drivers of growth, structural transformation and job creation in Ethiopia.
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Comoros: Competitiveness and Economic Transformation for Jobs
Promoting economic transformation and jobs through accelerated adoption of innovative digital technology, with a particular focus on women entrepreneurs in Comoros.
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Iraq Investment Protection and Retention: Investors¡¯ Grievances and Investors¡¯ Dispute Settlement
Through a C-JET funded grant implemented by the World Bank, Iraq¡¯s accession to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards has entered into effect.
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Jordan: Green Competitiveness and Investments for Growth
A C-JET funded grant is being implemented by the World Bank in Jordan to provide analytics and research to support evidence-based policymaking and provide a venue for dialogue on green competitiveness and green investing.
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Lebanon: Economic Recovery Through Investment Climate Reforms
C-JET is funding a grant that is being implemented by the World Bank in Lebanon to provide critical advisory and analytical support to the Government.
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Moldova: Regulatory Technology for Investment Climate
C-JET is funding a grant that is being implemented by the World Bank in Moldova to address regulatory technology.
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North Macedonia: Green and Resilient Growth
Through funding from C-JET, the World Bank is implementing a grant in North Macedonia to support the preparation of the country¡¯s Smart Specialization Strategy.
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Peru: Green Recovery and Growth Options
A C-JET grant is aiming to support the strengthening of Peru¡¯s investment climate and promote the growth of a more diverse circular economy.
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Senegal: Jobs, Economic Transformation and Recovery
A C-JET funded grant is being implemented by the World Bank in Senegal to promote the use of technologies.
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Role of Digital Adoption and Green Solutions in Ukraine¡¯s Export Competitiveness
C-JET is funding the implementation of a grant by the World Bank in Ukraine to analyze and provide recommendations on regulatory and policy constraints that prevent higher rates of technology adoption by firms.
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West Bank and Gaza: Promotion and Facilitation of FDI for Tech Jobs
Through funding from C-JET, a grant is being implemented by the World Bank to support the development of evidence-based value proposition for the IT services sector in West Bank and Gaza.
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Designing a Productivity Enhancing COVID-19 Response in ECA
A C-JET funded grant is being implemented by the World Bank in the ECA region, to provide evidence on productivity growth and the effect of digital technology adoption on productivity
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Liberia: SME ¡°Green Competitiveness¡± Capabilities Support Program
Through funding from C-JET, a grant will be implemented in Liberia by the World Bank to support an economic and recovery transformation project
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Mongolia: Competitiveness for Jobs and Digital Transformation
C-JET is funding a grant that is being implemented by the World Bank in Mongolia to assess and diagnose key binding constraints to private investment and growth
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Cambodia: SMEs Access to Technology and Innovation
Through a C-JET funded grant being implemented by the World Bank in Cambodia, the government is receiving support on programs and initiatives aimed at COVID-19 economic recovery and accelerating digital technology adoption among SMEs.
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El Salvador: Economic Recovery and Transformation
A grant is being implemented by the World Bank through funding from C-JET to provide technical assistance on key elements of El Salvador¡¯s reform agenda
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Ecuador: Unlocking Green Private Sector-led Growth
Through funding from C-JET, a grant is being implemented by the World Bank in Ecuador, to advise the government on their private sector structural reform agenda
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Angola: Accelerating Economic Diversification and Job Creation
C-JET activities undertook analysis of non-oil value chains with the greatest potential to attract investment, create jobs (especially for women), and diversify exports in the Lobito corridor of Angola.
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GAMBIA: leveraging technology for the competitive and resilient tourism development
A C-JET funded grant is supporting Gambia's Ministry of Tourism and Culture (MoTC) to (1) provide knowledge and Technical Assistance for evidence-based policymaking to MoTC and other stakeholders of the tourism market by developing National Digital Tourism Strategy; and (2) to build capacities in both private and public actors on sustainable approach to tourism development through knowledge dissemination.
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From Policy to Action: A resilient, inclusive, and private sector-led tourism growth agenda in AssamFrom Policy to Action: A resilient, inclusive, and private sector-led tourism growth agenda in Assam
A C-JET funded grant is supporting the Government of Assam (India) to implement action plan for the Tourism Policy of Assam 2022, which aims to increase private investment, jobs including for women, and overall competitiveness of firms in tourism and allied sectors in the state.
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Fostering Sustainable Export Diversification through the Bioeconomy in Paraguay
The C-JET-funded project on the bioeconomy has helped spread awareness on the topic at the national level and build consensus on the opportunities that it presents to the country.
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Morocco Private Sector Development Engagement
With the support of CJET, an analysis has been conducted using data from the Observatory of Very Small, Small, and Medium Enterprises (OMTPME). This encompasses approximately 260,000 registered corporate firms, drawing on data from 2016 to 2022.
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Services growth and linkages: Philippines
With a focus on creating a business-friendly environment and nurturing an innovation ecosystem, a C-JET grant delivers tangible benefits across sectors. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), startups, financial institutions, investors, and academia all stand to gain. The grant also boosts job creation, skill development, and expands access to innovative products and services, while
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Tajikistan: Supporting Entrepreneurship for Economic Development
A C-JET Grant aimed to improve livelihoods in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) and Khatlon through tourism and agribusiness. It supported the private sector¡¯s growth by financing technical studies to advance existing World Bank¡¯s Private Sector Development (PSD) projects and inform new lending operations.
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Services for Development in Uzbekistan
A C-JET grant has been identified reform priorities to improve the business environment, enhance competition, and create more and better jobs in the services sector in Uzbekistan.
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WTO IFA needs assessment for Zambia in selector sectors
With the support of the C-JET grant, a needs assessment is being conducted to prepare Zambia for its accession to the WTO IFA, with a focus on addressing barriers to entry in high-employment value chains within the agriculture sector.
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Foreign Direct Investment in Egypt
The proposed development objective of this project is to influence Government of Egypt¡¯s programs to enhance private sector participation in international value chains and to create a platform for institutional coordination of such initiatives.
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Support to strengthening MSMEs Competitiveness in Moldova
The project¡¯s development objectives are (i) to reduce the regulatory burden, increase access to finance, and increase export competitiveness of Moldovan enterprises, and (ii) in case of an eligible crisis or emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it.
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Ukraine Economic Recovery Plan Enabling Private Sector-Led Growth
The objective is to support the Government of Ukraine (GoU) in designing policies to address specific challenges private firms and industries are facing to participate in global value chains, increase export competitiveness, and increase productivity for a stronger and more resilient COVID-19 recovery and medium-term growth.
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Fostering Competition in Armenia
The grant project focused on enhancing Armenia¡¯s market competitiveness through the comprehensive collection of data, resulting in the creation of two significant datasets: the Product Market Regulation (PMR) and the Business of State (BOS) indicators.
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CreatiFI: Empowering Creative and Cultural Industries to Drive Job Creation
The European Commission, C-JET, and Finance for Development (F4D) have united to strengthen the Creative and Cultural Industries (CCI) in African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. Through this partnership, strategic technical assistance is being provided to enhance the role of the private sector.
Global Projects
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Strengthening Green and Resilient Competitiveness
Supporting the development of analytical tools and providing policy advice on decarbonization, circular economy, green technologies, and green investments, globally.
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Investment Climate Academy and Global Investment Competitiveness Forum
C-JET is funding a global grant that is being implemented by the World Bank, to deliver two knowledge events: the Global Investment Competitiveness Forum and the Investment Climate Academy
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Strengthening Digital Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth
A global grant, funded by C-JET, is being implemented by the World Bank to contribute to accelerating digitalization, encouraging the adoption of digital platforms and building the capacity of government officials on regulatory risks arising from digitalization
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Mobilizing Blockchain and Value Chain Financing for Competitive Markets and Inclusive Growth
Å·ÃÀÈÕb´óƬ is implementing a global grant, funded by C-JET, to generate knowledge country clients and World Bank staff in operationalizing blockchain and tokenization of value chains
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ePhyto: Streamlining Phytosanitary Procedures
With support from the World Bank and various trust funds, including CJET, the efficiency of phytosanitary procedures is being enhanced in various countries.
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Business of the State
In January 2024, the was launched, providing World Bank teams with cross-country evidence on the presence of Businesses of the State in the economy and regulations that tilt markets in their favor. CJET¡¯s support has been instrumental in supporting the development of key knowledge products and engagement tools related to the state footprint in markets.
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Competitive Markets for Development: Competition in essential markets to achieve
A C-JET grant is powering the development of tools like the Markets and Competition Policy Assessment Tool (MCPAT), which is being applied to sectors critical to green policy, food security, and digitalization. The case studies created through this grant will feed directly into the From Market Power to Markets that Power Growth report, with tools and guidance notes supporting the preparation of Competitive Economic Models (CEMs).
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Women, Business and the LawWomen, Business and the Law
A C-JET grant was designed to Support the Women, Business and Law (WBL) team to expand its research on the implementation of laws and opinions that can shed light on their effectiveness in practice. The grant also supported the development of new knowledge products to increase the impact of WBL data and analysis.