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In 2013 ECDPM initiated an informal donor network and has, to date, held three workshops with representatives from donor organisations, government bodies and financial institutions from around the world. The fourth in this series of meetings will be held on 23 June 2014 in Brussels. An agenda for this event is available here, as well as the summary report.
For more information, see the event page for the 3rd Informal Donor’s Network Meeting on Engaging the Private Sector for Development.
The permanent URL for this page is http://ecdpm.org/ps4d230614
Interview with Etienne Giros (in French)
On the margins of ECDPM’s regular Informal Donor Dialogue on engaging the private sector for development, Bruce Byiers talks to invitee Etienne Giros of French business association CIAN, about the implications of the EC’s recent Communication on the Private Sector and Development. Giros regards the communication as a welcome change in discourse, and an opportunity for partnership between governments and the private sector. Underlining that wealth can only be created by the private sector, he suggests that governments and donors need to provide infrastructure and skills, and orient projects to be inclusive while helping to strengthen the rule of law. They need to listen to the private sector needs, while financing firms should not necessarily be the focus: “if a project is good, it can always find finance”.
Bruce Byiers s’entretient avec Etienne Giros du Conseil français des investisseurs en Afrique (CIAN) au sujet de la communication de la Commission Européenne « Un rôle plus important pour le secteur privé en vue de parvenir à une croissance inclusive et durable dans les pays en développement ». Mr. Giros estime que la communication marque un changement de discours positif et porteur de partenariat entre les acteurs publiques et privés.
Soulignant que le développement et la création de richesses ne peuvent venir que du privé, il suggère que l’infrastructure, les compétences
Bien que les bailleurs doivent s’
Cet entretien a été réalisé en marge du dernier dialogue informel inter-bailleurs, un forum organisé par l’ECDPM.
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