With tied aid credits donors aim at boosting the international competitiveness of domesticenterprises while simultaneously contributing to development in recipient countries. Thoughregulated through the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits, tied aid creditsclaim a place amongst the instruments of development policy and are eligible as OfficialDevelopment Assistance (ODA). This begs [...]

Tied aid credits are a way for donors to look to boost the international competitiveness of domestic enterprises while simultaneously contributing to development in recipient countries. Though regulated through the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits, tied aid credits claim a place among the instruments of development policy and are eligible as Official Development Assistance (ODA). [...]

Within the framework of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, discussions on Financing for Development and the future of Official Development Assistance (ODA) have intensified. Amongst the instruments under review are soft loans. Though originally conceived as exportpromotion tools, development objectives have recently become more prominent in soft loanpolicies. Albeit regulated through the [...]

Value chain interventions are increasingly used by international organizations and national donor agencies in the context of their private sector development (PSD) activities. These interventions are broadly labeled as "value chains for development" and share common characteristics such as the focus on improving market access conditions for and upgrading opportunities of developing country firms [...]

Private sector development (PSD) has taken on an increasingly prominent role in international development cooperation. This note argues that the private sector has to play an important role in sustainable economic and inclusive development but points out three concerns for effective PSD interventions: PSD is not a “technical solution” but there are different theoretical approaches to the question [...]

Diese Ausgabe der "Österreichischen Entwicklungspolitik" widmet sich dem Schwerpunkthema "Private Sector Development (PSD)". Dieses nimmt in den letzten Jahren in der internationalen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit eine zunehmend prominente Rolle ein. Auch die Österreichische EZA hat PSD und die Einbeziehung der österreichischen Wirtschaft als einen der Eckpfeiler des neuen Dreijahresprogramms gewählt. [...]