References | Global
Framework Agreement on Market Development
The purpose of the Framework Agreement was to provide a range of expertise that Sida can draw on for support to Sidas project and programs. The Framework Agreement provided inputs to Sidas strategy and policy processes as well as capacity development. The Framework Agreement covered the thematic main- and sub-areas listed below:
Private Sector Development:
- Business environment
- Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise development
- Labour Market and Employment
- Private Sector Associations
- Local Economic Development
Trade-related Cooperation:
- All sub-areas within the WTO framework
- Approximation to EU’s trade related policies, rules and regulations including sanitary and phytosanitary regulations
- Aid for Trade
- Economic Partnership Agreements
- Gender (trade and)
- Negotiation techniques (trade)
- Preferences (trade)
- Regional integration
Financial Systems and Financing:
- Financial Sector Policy and Analysis
- Microfinance in general
- Housing finance
- Rural Finance
- Remittances
- Financial Sector Infrastructure
- Financial Institutions and Risk Management
- Mobilisation of financial resources, including local currency markets
- Assessing Viability of Investments
- Structuring of Investment Finance
Examples of completed assignments:
- Utvärdering av Strategi för Finansiering av utvecklingslån och garantier avseende miljöåtgärder (miljölån) Global 2011
- Advice to Electricidade de Mocambique on the selection of and agreement with a loan provider for the renovation of 2 power plants Mozambique 2011-2012
- Study on Sida’s approach to Private Sector Development in conflict-areas and workshop facilitation Afghanistan, Iraq, OPT, Congo, Liberia, Guatemala 2011-2012
- World Economic Forum- Support to the Youth unemployment Council with reports and Youth Unemployment Strategy Global 2011-2012
- Assessment on Local Economic Development and
- Governance (BiH) Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011
- Support to development of a workshop on “Innovative ways of leveraging private finance for development” in Busan conference on international development Global 2012
- Mapping of Market Development Issues in Strategy Processes Global 2011-2012
- Support in the phase-out process of Swedish support to the Foundation Fundevi in Honduras Honduras 2012
- Development of a Terms of Reference for the evaluation of the project ”Maghreb Regional Project- Public Employment Services in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia” Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia 2012
- Development of 2 day training in Making Markets work for the Poor (M4P) training for Sida staff Sweden 2012
- Preparing a report on trends in Sida's trade related activities Global 2012
- Expert advice for monitoring and follow-up of the Swedish support to the Quality Infrastructure and Standards Programme in Uganda Uganda 2012
- Pre study to suggest 3-4 prioritized agricultural value chains for support by the Agriculture Sector Development Support Programme Kenya 2012
- Support to Sweden’s contribution to the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) Global 2012-2013
- Forestry sector Economic Study Kosovo 2012
- Training on Insititutions, Growth and Jobs for the Swedish Partnership Forum Sweden 2013
- Advice to Sida on the market development aspects of Sweden’s results strategy for the Western Balkans Western Balkans 2013
- Expert advice on possible areas of Sida support in Private Sector Development in Afghanistan Afghanistan 2013-2014
- Capacity Building for regional and local policy-makers in the market development Sector in Belarus Belarus 2013-2015
- Study on existing models for creating productive employment and possible methods for funding Global 2013
- Scoping Assignment to assess the potential of a Public Private Partnership around vocational education trainings in the mining sector in Zambia within the Mining Skills and Training Framework (MSTF) Zambia 2013
- International Training Programme in Private sector development in Kenya Kenya 2013
- Mapping of relevant actors working on ‘Productive employment and socially and environmentally sustainable business practices that primarily benefit women’ in Bangladesh Bangladesh 2014
- Mapping the role of private sector in Sweden’s new results strategy for Bangladesh and opportunities for Private Sector Collaboration (PSC) Bangladesh 2014
- Study to Assess options for supporting increased mobile phone coverage in Uganda Uganda 2014
- Study Outlining Possible Areas and Issues for Sida Support to Economic Development in Albania and Kosovo 2014-2020 Kosovo and Albania 2014
- Study on future fields of cooperation between research collaboration and private sector development in Swedish-Ugandan Development Cooperation 2014-2019 Uganda 2014
- Study to identify partners and possible interventions in the field of ‘Sustainable Growth and Employment’ Uganda 2014
- Analysis of the Sunflower Oil market system in Tanzania in support of an intervention plan for the coming years Tanzania 2015
- Study outlining Possible Areas and Issues for Sida Support to Market Development in Ukraine 2014-2020 and implementation of a LFA –workshop Ukraine 2015
- Needs assessment in relation to CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) proposal regarding Quality Infrastructure in the Western Balkans 2015
- M4P support to the establishment of Agricultural Markets Development Trust (AMDT) Tanzania 2015
- Swedish Support to IPM Business School Belarus 2015-2016
- Evaluations of Loan Portfolio applications Mali 2015