RMCE, the World Bank and the Government of Botswana (primarily through its Ministry of Trade and Industry) collaborated for a 3 day peer-to-peer learning event which was hosted by Botswana (primarily through its Ministry of Trade and Industry).
The Botswana peer to peer learning event was attended by thirteen countries: Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The list of participants is contained in a separate attachment hereto. The total number of participants was 137. Three Ministers attended the event. Resource persons came from World Bank, IFC, and RMCE as well as from Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Justice (Attorney General), Central Banks, Registry of Companies, Revenue Authorities, Ministry of Land and Insolvency Units from participating government bodies. Resource persons also included a Federal Court of Appeals Judge from the United States, Registrar General of Land, New Zealand and an Insolvency attorney from South Africa.
Outputs:
· A high number of government and private sector representative – 137 participants – shared knowledge and experiences and learnt from peers.
· Indicators discussed were: Getting Credit, Resolving Insolvency, Registering Property and Enforcing Contracts. Delegates also went on site visits in relation to these indicators. Each country delegation presented their action plans (13 country action plans) for the short, medium and long term on these topics.
· Findings on the impacts of the two pilot peer to peer workshops in Mauritius and Rwanda and a review of reform progress within that period were presented. A draft monitoring and evaluation framework was also presented.
· The third Ease of Doing Business Initiative (EDBI) Steering Committee was held alongside the EDB Conference and concluded with a commitment from South Africa to host the next EDB conference.
· Feedback: Out of 45 evaluation forms completed, 86% of delegates said their knowledge and skill as a result of this event increased significantly; 86% declared that the knowledge and skills obtained as a result of this event were highly relevant and valuable to their jobs/reform programs
· Feedback: Feedback received indicated the conference held were useful