A vibrant private sector—with firms investing, creating jobs, and increasing productivity—promotes growth and expands opportunities for poor people. Doing more to improve business regulations and help entrepreneurs is therefore key in the fight against poverty.
Simplifying municipal business regulations is one of the primary ways in which the IFC Office for Advisory Services in Latin America and the Caribbean is working to improve the business environment. The office’s program offerings in this area include:
The office teams with governments, civil society, and private firms to ensure that reforms are sustainable and to build capacity for continued improvements. For more information, download the complete brochure (PDF in
English,
Spanish, and
Portuguese).