This document presents a book on Private Sector and Enterprise Development. The book is aimed primarily at the policymaking, research and donor communities and other stakeholders involved in building capacity in PSD and SME policy development who are interested in the MENA region. The analysis in this book draws on PSD-related situation analyses and assessments carried out by a number of international organizations and researchers and attempts to bring together a comprehensive picture of the many factors affecting PSD in the MENA-12 countries and to provide a point-in-time snapshot of the context for PSD and SME development. It further outlines some of the major policy initiatives of the governments to support private sector activity.

This document presents a book on Taxation and Gender Equity. This is the first book to systematically examine gender and taxation within and across countries at different levels of development. It presents original research on the gender equity dimensions of personal income taxes, value-added taxes, excise taxes, and fuel taxes in Argentina, Ghana, India, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Uganda and the United Kingdom. This book will be of interest to tax analysts and policymakers, gender analysts and activists, and postgraduate students and researchers studying Public Finance, International Economics, Development Studies, Gender Studies, and International Relations, among other disciplines.

Executive Summary of the Regional report on Gender-Sensitive Value Chain in the Ag ri-Food,Textiles and Clothing and Information and Communication Technology Sectors Empowering Women entrepreneurs in the MENA Region towards Equal access with men to business and trade markets Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia

Under developmental efforts by The Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWT AR), launching the project ‘Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region towards Equal Access with Men to Business and Trade Markets’. This report aims to analyse the sectors that were previously identified as sectors with high potential for women participation and for creating businesses in 6 MENA countries. This report is amongst a series of 6 reports for each of the following countries namely Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia in the prominent sectors of agri-food, textile, and ICT . In this line, the report presents a main economic overview of the country followed by a market trends analysis on each of these sectors. This report therefore represents Algeria and emphasizes on assessing potential business opportunities to be led by women in the country.

Under developmental efforts by The Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWT AR), launching the project ‘Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region towards Equal Access with Men to Business and Trade Markets’. This report aims to analyse the sectors that were previously identified as sectors with high potential for women participation and for creating businesses in 6 MENA countries. This report is amongst a series of 6 reports for each of the following countries namely Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia in the prominent sectors of agri-food, textile, and ICT . In this line, the report presents a main economic overview of the country followed by a market trends analysis on each of these sectors. This report therefore represents Algeria and emphasizes on assessing potential business opportunities to be led by women in the country.