The Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission,
Reaffirms the contribution of entrepreneurship to economic and social development and in this regard,
Acknowledges the secretariat’s Entrepreneurship Policy Framework (EPF) as an important tool for productive capacity-building in national development policies and strategies. In line with the provisions of paragraph 65 of the Doha Mandate, the Commission encourages the secretariat to continue assisting developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs) and economies in transition on the basis of the EPF methodology, and to further promote the exchange of best practices on enterprise development, including through Empretec and the business linkages programme,
Expresses its satisfaction for the presentation by the secretariat of the most recent trends and policies in the area of investment and enterprise for development and requests the secretariat to continue reporting and monitoring those trends and their impact on trade and development, taking into consideration the economic difficulties faced by the global economy and developing countries, in particular LDCs and economies in transition. In this regard, the Commission notes with appreciation the up-to-date information and ahead-of-the-curve analysis provided by the secretariat and looks forward to the forthcoming release of the 2013 World Investment Report. The Commission also requests that the findings of the report continue to be widely disseminated as a contribution to policy formulation and capacity-building,
Commends the programme of investment policy reviews (IPRs), and, taking note of the added focus on the development needs and priorities of beneficiary countries as noted in the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD), requests the secretariat to further promote the use of the IPFSD, including as its framework for the IPRs and its follow-up mechanism, and encourages their implementation and support for the follow-up.
