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Policy Responses to Harness the Informal Economy
CLIENT(S):
UNDP
REGION/COUNTRY:
Kyrgyzstan
DATES (START/END):
March 2006 – June 2006
CONTRACTOR(S):
Pinto Consulting
Project Description
Dr Ricardo Pinto was commissioned by UNDP Kyrgyzstan to assist with their medium-term poverty reduction programme component focusing on two aspect of the Informal Economy:
- Assessment of the nature and size of the informal economy, based on a large survey of 1,500 firms; 20 baseline / friendly firms; customs officials and tax inspectorate officials.
- Establishment of a public-private mechanism for dialogue and policy change designed to assist the Government to develop tools to harness the informal economy.
Dr Ricardo Pinto advised UNDP and the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the process for harnessing the informal economy, including the establishment of a public-private Forum to Harness the Informal Economy, as well the preparation of a detailed programme of reform designed to reduce the size of the Informal Economy.
Services Provided
- Prepare detailed programme of reform designed to reduce the size of the Informal Economy.
- Establish a Public-Private Forum to Harness the Informal Economy.