Better Conditions for Productivity

(MAP)

What is MAP? The IDB’s Better Conditions for Productivity, Mejora del Ambiente Productivo (MAP), provides technical assistance to reduce or eliminate barriers to private sector growth in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The MAP contributes to productivity growth by financing relevant activities and research to:

• Improve coordination between the public and the private sector, support consensus building on productive development policies, and overcome market failures

• Reduce or eliminate unnecessary regulatory, administrative, and institutional barriers that increase business costs

A Public-Private Initiative

Governments and private sector institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean committed to improving the productive environment of the region and their countries can participate in the MAP by submitting proposals and ideas on specific solutions in response to periodic calls for proposals at:

www.iadb.org/map/en

Calls for ProposalsIn order to draw from the expertise of the region, calls for proposals are made several times a year and are published on the IDB’s website at: www.iadb.org/map/en.

Proposals are evaluated by a review committee made up of the Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division, the Multilateral Investment Fund, and the Bank’s Research Department.

Available Resources through Periodic Calls for Proposals

The MAP provides up to €125,000 per award to develop and execute projects that expand the knowledge base of best practices, generate innovative solutions, and/or apply rigorous empirical methods to measure impact.

Research projects that contribute to financial and private sector development policy will also be accepted on a selective basis, with up to a maximum of €15,000 in funding per award.

Project proposals may only be submitted during the periodic calls for proposals at:

www.iadb.org/map/en

Access to Finance• Property registration and secured transactions framework • Supervision and regulation of microfinance and microinsurance• Issues in Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) access to finance• Informational and legal barriers to effective credit markets

Informality and Markets

• Simplified regulatory systems that lower barriers to entry• Analysis of incentives for the formalization of businesses • Improved antitrust policies • Studies on the causes of business informality

MAP’s Priority Areas in the Call for Proposals are:

Business Functioning• Modernization of the legal framework to incorporate and operate businesses• Updating procedures in bankruptcies • Improvement of labor markets and worker training• Development of programs to reduce red tape in business registration

Productive Development Programs

• Policies supporting clusters and value chains • Evaluation of productive development programs and policies• Sector issues and development of consensus on strategies and sector policies • Trade promotion: improved customs procedures and analysis of programs

and services offered by promotion agencies to boost exports • Promotion of foreign investment

www.iadb.org/map/en

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The MAP is supported by the Fondo General de Cooperación de España and executed by the IDB’s Institutional Capacity and Finance Sector.

Community Consultants

The MAP has a database of registered consultants interested in participating in MAP assessments, action plans and research activities. Individuals interested in registering should visit: www.iadb.org/mapregister/en to complete the required registration form.