Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries : Final Report ; Volume I

This evaluation has been commissioned by the Evaluation Unit in the Directorate-General(DG) Development and Cooperation (DEVCO) on behalf of the European Commission (hereafter the Commission). It assesses European Union’s (EU) support to private sector development (PSD). It covers all support provided during the period 2004-2010 in all regions where Commission support was implemented, excluding OECD countries and regions and pre-accession countries, as well as any support provided by the Commission’s humanitarian aid body, ECHO. It concerns a total of €2.4bn of funds directly contracted by the Commission over the period covered. This evaluation aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the EU’s past and current cooperation for PSD and at identifying key lessons with a view to improving its strategies and programmes. It covers the five OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, as well as EU value added and the “3Cs”.

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Alternative title:	Evaluation of the European Union’s Support to Private Sector Development in Third Countries : Final Report ; Volume II, Annexes 1 & 2
Year of publication:	2013-03
Institutions:	ADE ; Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit - EuropeAid (contributor) ; Overseas Development Institute, London (contributor) ; PARTICIP GmbH Consultants für Entwicklung und Umwelt, Freiburg im Breisgau (contributor) ; DRN (contributor) ; European Centre for Development Policy Management (contributor) ; DIE (contributor)
Subject:	Bewertung \| evaluation \| Drittländer \| third countries \| Entwicklungshilfe \| development aid \| EU \| humanitäre Hilfe \| humanitarian aid \| privater Sektor \| private sector \| 2004 - 2010

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
RÉSUMÉ EXÉCUTIF
RESUMEN EJECUTIVO
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 OVERALL OBJECTIVES, MANDATE AND SCOPE
1.2 KEY STAGES OF THE EVALUATION
1.3 STRUCTURE OF THE FINAL REPORT
2. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT OF THE EVALUATION
2.1 DEFINING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
2.2 THE EU POLICY CONTEXT
2.3 EVOLUTION OF EU BUDGET LINES
2.4 OVERVIEW OF EU PSD INTERVENTIONS OVER 2004-2010
3. SUMMARY ANSWERS TO THE EVALUATION QUESTIONS
3.1 THE EVALUATION QUESTIONS
3.2 ANSWERS TO THE EVALUATION QUESTIONS
EQ 1 ON EVOLUTION OF COMMISSION POLICIES AND PROGRAMMING
EQ 2 ON STRATEGY
EQ 3 ON SUPPORT MECHANISMS AND MODALITIES
EQ 4 ON THE INSTITUTIONAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
EQ 5 ON ACCESS TO FINANCE
EQ 6 ON FOSTERING ENTERPRISE COMPETIVENESS
EQ 7 ON INVESTMENT PROMOTION
EQ 8 ON EMPLOYMENT
EQ 9 ON COMMISSION VALUE ADDED
EQ 10 ON MEANS PROVIDED
4. CONCLUSIONS
4.1 OVERALL ASSESSMENT
4.2 ON OVERALL STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
4.3 ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC STRATEGY ISSUES
4.4 ON RESULTS
5. RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 ON THE EU’S OVERALL ROLE IN TERMS OF PSD SUPPORT
5.2 ON THE CONTRIBUTION TO A MAXIMISED DEVELOPMENTAL IMPACT
5.3 ON EXPERTISE FOR IMPLEMENTATION
5.4 ON SUPPORT IN MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES AND ON TRANSVERSAL ISSUES
APPENDIX: FULL ANSWERS TO EVALUATION QUESTIONS
EQ 1 ON EVOLUTION OF COMMISSION POLICIES AND PROGRAMMING
EQ 2 ON STRATEGY
EQ 3 ON SUPPORT MECHANISMS AND MODALITIES
EQ 4 ON THE INSTITUTIONAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
EQ 5 ON ACCESS TO FINANCE
EQ 6 ON FOSTERING ENTERPRISE COMPETIVENESS
EQ 7 ON INVESTMENT PROMOTION
EQ 8 ON EMPLOYMENT
EQ 9 ON COMMISSION VALUE ADDED
EQ 10 ON MEANS PROVIDED
LIST OF TABLES IN APPENDIX

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