MR JOEY MATHEKGA CHAIRPERSON: EDBI STEERING COMMITTEE

Focus of Presentation

• Purpose of EDBI• Achieving the Purpose• What EDBI helps facilitate• SteerCom Members• EDBI Timeline • Partnerships• Attendance and Themes• INVITATION to the new hosts• Invitation to hosts of the next two conferences• Conclusion

Purpose of the EDBI in East and Southern Africa

• To facilitate sharing of knowledge and experience on

investment climate reforms in Eastern and Southern Africa;

and

• improve the investment climate and increase the region’s

share of investment flows and export markets, in line with

the stated regional economic integration objectives of the

involved Regional Economic Communities and Member States.

What EDBI helps facilitate

• Best Practice Showcase Opportunity under one roof

• Encouraging political buy-in

• Follow through of committed reform agenda (reform clinics)

• Monitoring and Evaluation of reforms is key to the initiative

• Initiative steered by an executive committee, private sector represented, with Terms of Reference

SteerCom Members• Mr Joey Mathekga – South Africa• Mr Boniface Mphetlhe - Botswana• Mr Gobusamang Keebine – Botswana • Ms Khoudijah Boodoo - Mauritius• Ms Louise Kanyonga – Rwanda

Additional Members: • Mr Lungile Dukwana• Dr Catherine Masinde, • Mr Chunlin Zhang• Ms Obi Ihonor

Timeline of EDBI

• Started in:- • Mauritius (Jan 2010) -Peer to Peer Learning Event• Rwanda (March 2011) -Peer to Peer Learning Event• Botswana (2012) -Peer to Peer Learning Event• South Africa (April 2013) -ANNUAL CONFERENCE• Mozambique (June 2014) -ANNUAL CONFERENCE

• M and E Reports are available for the first three conferences for ease of reference

• M and E Reports are used in tracking progress of reforms as will have been committed during this meetings

Partnerships help deliver reforms

• Government of Mauritius and World Bank Group

• Government of Rwanda, World Bank, Regional Multidisciplinary

Center of Excellence (RMCE)

• Government of Botswana , World Bank Group, RMCE.

• Government of South Africa, World Bank Group, JSE

• Government of Mozambique,

Prime Minister of Mauritius Officially opens Mauritius eventSource: IFC Smart Lesson April 2010

Ms Ruth Kagia and dignitaries- Botswana

Attendance and Themes: Conferences

Country Botswana 2012 South Africa 2013 Mozambique 2014

No. of Countries

14 Countries 14 Countries 22 Countries

No. of Delegates

144 Delegates 180 Delegates 200 Delegates

Themes “Sharing Reform Experiences”

“Doing Business Reforms – Our

Priority”

“Sharing Business Regulation Reforms and Regional Experiences”

Invitation

• Expressions of Interest for hosting of the 2015 EDBI Conference

• Expression of Interest for hosting of the 2016 EDBI Conference

__________• Commitment to Reforms

• Submission of reform action plans and • Successful implementation of at least two reforms (as counted by

the annual Doing Business report) per year

Conclusion

• Take back one learning from each country represented here

• The high level representation here, is an indication of commitment

• Remember, EDBI is also about networking, showcasing your country and making new friends

It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop. - Confucius

Thank you!

Sources

• EDBI Concept Note, “Improving the Environment for Doing Business in Eastern and Southern Africa”, August 29, 2012

• Obiajulu Ihonor, Monitoring and Evaluation Report, 2013