[{"bbox": [87, 153, 398, 183], "category": "Section-header", "text": "3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [96, 197, 1160, 454], "category": "Text", "text": "Through this BS programme, the EU seeks to support the consolidation of the economic recovery of the DR and enhance its inclusiveness and sustainability as well as resilience to external shocks. The support to MSMEs related sector policies as declined in the multiannual government plan 21-24 (PNPSP), which are strong priorities of the government, has a strong potential as they represent a key economic sector throughout the territory, and they are the main providers of employment in the country, with a strong potential of inclusion of underprivileged sectors of society such as women and youth in the economy. They also have potential to integrate clean production practices and circular economy approaches as well as digital solutions, which is needed for their resilience to economic crises (by building on their competitiveness). The combination of this support with the continuation of necessary PFM reforms will strengthen national development frameworks as well as improve the business climate."}, {"bbox": [96, 471, 1160, 528], "category": "Text", "text": "Through the BS, the EU will accompany and push further ongoing reforms and policies for which there is a strong political leadership and have a strong demand from the Dominican society, but which remain complex."}, {"bbox": [96, 545, 1160, 631], "category": "Text", "text": "Policy dialogue will allow to reinforce the prioritisation by the DR administration of issues such as transparency, fiscal reforms, green practices in procurement, MSMEs formalisation and development, gender equality, inclusiveness/equity of the economic growth, clean production practices."}, {"bbox": [96, 648, 1160, 734], "category": "Text", "text": "The complementary measures (technical assistance) will allow to reinforce capacity both at central (MEPYD, MdH) and sectoral ministries level (MICM, MIMARENA) and eventually municipalities in the coordination of various actors, but will also bring additional and specific technical capacities to the administration teams."}, {"bbox": [96, 751, 1160, 837], "category": "Text", "text": "Reinforcing the capacity of the Dominican administration, MEPYD, MdH, MICM, MIMARENA specifically in the mentioned areas, provides sustainability to current EU interventions (reform of public administration, reform of PFM, reform of TVET), in which EU impact and added value have been highlighted by national authorities and key partners."}, {"bbox": [96, 853, 1160, 939], "category": "Text", "text": "Finally, this action would underpin the efficiency of EU cooperation in all sectors, given the umbrella dimension of the PNPSP, and would be complementary to future EU support, including investments under EFSD+, Trade policy, Euroclima, Eurosocial, regional Caribbean actions, etc."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 19 of 31"}]