Final performance evaluation of USAID's 'Cambodia micro, small and medium-sized enterprises II/business enabling environment' project : final report

MSME 2/BEE project, referred in this report as MSME, commenced in October 2008 and ended in September 2012. The project, implemented by DAI/Nathan Group, was dedicated to helping micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in rural areas increase their productivity and enhance the business enabling environment through the implementation of three components: (1) strengthening selected value chains in order to improve the productivity and competitiveness of Cambodian businesses; (2) increasing and improving the voice of the private sector to enable the business community to better articulate its views on issues of trade, investment and business management; and (3) strengthening public institutions to enable the government at both the national and sub national levels to implement numerous policy reforms that will improve the business-enabling environment. (Excerpt, modified)