CIIP helps leverage large amounts of aid funding to support the creation of private sector employment by enabling and promoting firm-level competitiveness across industries. CIIP partners and the World Bank Group recognize the potential of competitive industries and innovation approaches to enhance country growth and employment
The World Bank (IBRD and IDA) along with a number of development partners such as the European Union (EU), the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Secretariat (ACP), and the Governments of Austria, Switzerland and Norway (which joined CIIP in December 2014) recognize the potential of competitive industries
The Program mobilizes global expertise, applies cutting-edge knowledge, and catalyzes investments in support of transformational projects and frontier knowledge initiatives.Strategic application of performance-based funding,rigorous monitoring and evaluation ensure that CIIP remains focused on results.
A Spatial Solution to Support Small and Medium Enterprises in Fragile Contexts
Tourism response, recovery and resilience to the COVID-19 crisis
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The Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship Project (KIEP) is a US$50million lending project that aims to increase productivity and innovation in select...
Since 2016, a fisheries private sector strategy grounded in the heart of Mauritania’s fisheries sector – the Nouadhibou Free Zone – and supported by...
The Government of Nigeria is pursuing economic diversification into non-oil sectors as a safeguard against commodity shocks and a critical path to...
The CIIP engagement in the Republic of North Macedonia contributed to increased competitiveness through several channels. The activities supported...
The CIIP-funded effort led to the creation of a Tunisian inter-agency value chain and cluster development Taskforce, jointly supported by four World...