[{"bbox": [99, 78, 1158, 132], "category": "List-item", "text": "**SO / Component 2** To consolidate MSMEs and start-ups particularly youth and women led, and promote their expansion into green economy and digital business."}, {"bbox": [99, 143, 1158, 199], "category": "Text", "text": "In terms of supporting GRZ's ambition to diversify its economy and in line with EU's and Zambia's political, economic and environmental priorities in support of climate action, refer to Appendix 2: Circular Economy Diagram."}, {"bbox": [99, 209, 522, 236], "category": "Text", "text": "The outputs to be delivered by the action are:"}, {"bbox": [99, 249, 1158, 299], "category": "List-item", "text": "**For component 1: To improve business regulatory environment and investment climate for green economic transition.**"}, {"bbox": [99, 307, 1158, 362], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 A Green Growth Strategy (GGS), a Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) and a new MSME policy, coherent with green and sustainable growth objectives, are adopted and under implementation."}, {"bbox": [99, 367, 1158, 421], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 The legal-regulatory framework for diversification and green growth, is revised and relevant and corresponding fiscal and financial incentives are adopted and introduced."}, {"bbox": [99, 426, 1043, 453], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3 New value chains are identified and promoted with a focus on green and circular economy sectors."}, {"bbox": [99, 459, 1158, 513], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.4 Improved institutional capacity for research and science-private sector cooperation focussed on innovation and economic diversification, green and circular economy."}, {"bbox": [99, 519, 1158, 573], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.5 Increased awareness and knowledge of the green and circular economy principles among students, the private sector, the financing institutions, the work force and wider population."}, {"bbox": [99, 598, 1158, 652], "category": "List-item", "text": "**For component 2: To consolidate MSMEs and start-ups, particularly youth and women led, and promote their expansion into green economy and digital business.**"}, {"bbox": [99, 657, 1158, 708], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 Improved formalisation, consolidation and management capacities of the targeted MSMEs with a focus on youth and women led MSMEs."}, {"bbox": [99, 717, 1158, 770], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2 Improved capacities of the targeted MSMEs for increasing their competitiveness, quality standards and for integration into the regional and international markets."}, {"bbox": [99, 776, 1158, 830], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.3 Improved capacities of business development and advisory services to support the MSMEs in green, circular and digital growth, and to facilitate access to finance equally for female and male entrepreneurs."}, {"bbox": [99, 835, 1158, 889], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.4 Financial products, suitable to the size and needs of start-ups and MSMEs, particularly youth and women led, are designed and tested."}, {"bbox": [99, 895, 1158, 949], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.5 Financial products and technical advisory support are available for innovation and commercialisation of emerging technologies that support diversification and greener and circular business models."}, {"bbox": [99, 964, 380, 992], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [99, 1010, 1158, 1061], "category": "List-item", "text": "**For component 1: To improve business regulatory environment and investment climate for green economic transition.**"}, {"bbox": [99, 1075, 1158, 1129], "category": "Text", "text": "**Activities related to output 1.1:** A Green Growth Strategy (GGS), a Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) and a new MSME policy, coherent with green and sustainable growth objectives, are adopted and under implementation."}, {"bbox": [99, 1140, 1158, 1460], "category": "Text", "text": "The MoGEE is already in the process of drafting its GGS, and the EU funded Technical Assistance (TA) under the 11th EDF funded Economic Government Support Programme (EGSP) will support the strategy formulation. Under this action, TA will therefore focus on supporting the implementation of the GGS and the development of CEAP as a sub-category of the GGS, fostering an inter-institutional approach for coordination and implementation. This will be done by involving the Public Private Dialogue (PPD) platform (note: it was launched by President Hakainde Hichilema in 04/2022), promoting co-working and coordination with the other relevant ministries, dialogue and cooperation among the relevant actors and providing relevant advice and capacity building to the government institution, in charge of the GGS implementation. The TA will further ensure that the CEAP is well-aligned with the priority development areas under the 8NDP and Zambia's NDCs, and is closely linked to activities outputs 1.3 and 1.5. Specific attention will be paid to transfer of expertise with EU MSs and other African countries in the region and to create complementarity with EU regional action on promoting green and circular economy in Eastern and Southern Africa, which will be part of the Regional AAP SSA 2023."}, {"bbox": [99, 1471, 1158, 1633], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will provide support to the development of the implementation strategy of the SME policy currently under development by the Ministry of SME. The intention is to ensure the inclusion of aspects related to green growth, circular economy and digital transformation, considering the important role that SME can have in the implementation of the GGS and CEAP. In addition, the action aims to support mainstreaming of women and youth aspects into MSME development. Support will also be provided in the monitoring, evaluation, learning, refinement and adaptation of the MSME Strategy, including through provision of TA to address emerging issues and opportunities."}, {"bbox": [1050, 1665, 1158, 1690], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 26"}]