BGI Publications

The Entrepreneurship Toolkit

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application/pdf iconUSAID_State Entrepreneurship Toolkit.pdf
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September 21, 2011

The Entrepreneurship Toolkit has been developed to help USAID Mission and U.S. Embassy officers design, implement, and monitor entrepreneurship development programs. It provides users with a wealth of information including entrepreneurship best practices, case studies, lessons learned, key questions for program design, links to development firms and USAID projects, as well as additional publications and reference materials.

MEASURE Plus: Trade and Investment

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application/pdf iconTrade and Investment Final Report.pdf
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May 9, 2011
Indonesia has always exported a smaller share of its GDP than have its Southeast Asian neighbors. In 2009, for example, Indonesian exports were equivalent to 24% of GDP, versus 96% for Malaysia, 68% for Thailand and Vietnam, and 32% for the Philippines. One reason for this striking difference is that Indonesia is a much larger country than these comparators; larger countries tend to export smaller shares of GDP than do smaller countries.

MEASURE Plus: Non-bank Financial Sector

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application/pdf iconNon bank Finance Final Report.pdf
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BGI
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May 9, 2011
Development of the non-bank financial sector can help individuals to provide for their own retirement, to obtain attractive returns on their savings and to mitigate risks such as illness, accident, natural catastrophes or the death or disability of a wage earner.

MEASURE Plus: Labor Law

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application/pdf iconLabor Law Final Report.pdf
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May 9, 2011
Indonesia has a long and complex history of labor legislation, dating back to the Dutch period. The full report provides the historical context for current labor law and practice in Indonesia. The post-independence period was dominated by the Suharto administration’s “New Order,” which took a corporatist view of labor relations, with the union movement strongly controlled by the national government. The ability of labor to organize was severely limited during this period, and wage trends followed the dictates of the national government.

MEASURE Plus: Business Enabling Environment

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application/pdf iconBusiness Enabling Environment Final Report.pdf
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BGI
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May 9, 2011
This short study focuses on a more narrowly defined set of business enabling environment issues: administrative and regulatory impediments to business development in Indonesia and value chain weaknesses stemming from a lack of networking and appropriate business association activity. It describes the character of Indonesia’s business-affecting regulations, including permitting and licensing. It reviews and discusses administrative law, regulatory impact analysis, and SENADA’s value chain work.

MEASURE: Indonesia 2010

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application/pdf iconIndonesia MEASURE Final Report.pdf
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December 15, 2010

In October 2010, BGI conducted an analysis of the current situation of enterprise development in Indonesia by applying the MEASURE diagnostic in four sub-sectors: garments, home furnishings, automotive parts and electronics. These sub-sectors were chosen because of their importance to Indonesia’s economy, their potential for job creation and potential for continued growth.

Yemen's Economic Prospect's and Challenges, 2010

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application/pdf iconYemen Economic Prospects & Challenges 11-2-2010.pdf
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November 2, 2010

Yemen’s growth is correlated with hydrocarbon sector income.

Iraq's Economic Prospect's and Challenges, 2010

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application/pdf iconIraq Economic Prospects & Challenges 11-02-2010.pdf
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November 22, 2010

Iraq, a fairly prosperous middle-income country in the 1970s, has seen its economy and society battered by three decades of mismanaged government, wars and insurrections.

Burma's Economic Prospect's and Challenges, 2010

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application/pdf iconBurma Economic Challenges and Prospects_12-22-2010.pdf
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December 21, 2010

No significant changes in economic policymaking are expected despite the recent dramatic political developments.  

Timor-Leste's Economic Prospect's and Challenges, 2010

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application/msword iconTimorLeste Economic Prospects & Challenges 9-31-2010.doc
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BGI
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September 22, 2010

After years of instability and UN presence, President José Ramos Horta described Timor-Leste as “very calm.” 

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