The Enabling Environment Conference
Effective Private Sector Contribution to Development in Afghanistan
THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
“Our experience…is that sustainable development is only possible when the community is engaged at the grassroots level and is given the ways and the means to take responsibility for its own future. This means building the capacity of civil society institutions as well as tapping into the wellspring of individual initiative that has been part of the vigorous Afghan spirit for centuries. It is therefore critical that the Government of Afghanistan creates the appropriate legal and fiscal framework, the regulatory conditions and the stable democratic institutions – in other words, the enabling environment – that encourages and supports the confidence and growth of private initiative, and also facilitates the development of public-private partnerships.
It is my firm belief that if the enabling conditions are in place, private initiative and the organisations of civil society can work successfully, with governments, toward achievement of our common vision for Afghanistan.”
Excerpt from a speech of His Highness The Aga Khan on the occasion of the Conference on Afghanistan, London, United Kingdom, 31 January 2006
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