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Organizing & Support Bodies
ESIPP
The EU-SADC Investment Promotion Programme
www.esipp.org
ESIPP is a joint programme of the European Union and the Southern African Development Community designed to attract foreign investment into the SADC region and promote long-term investment cooperation agreements in specific key sectors on a structured, continuous and sustainable basis. This will serve to boost the economic growth and development of the SADC region as a whole. ESIPP is managed by the Programme Management Unit based in Gaborone, Botswana. A key aspect of ESIPP’s mandate is the facilitation of Business-to- Business Co-Operation Meetings to bring together enterprises from Europe, selected international countries and Southern African countries.
 
CDE
The Centre for the Development of Enterprise
www.cde.int
CDE is an institution of the ACP Group of States and the European Union in the framework of the Cotonou Agreement. It forms part of the general system of support created by the European Commission for promoting the private sector. The CDE provides effective support to assist the creation, expansion, diversification and restructuring of ACP enterprises, with a perspective of profitability and development impact and strengthening the capacity of intermediary organisations.
EIB
The European Investment Bank
www.eib.org
EIB is the European Union’s development finance institution and has been a partner supporting capital investment in the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries for almost 40 years. The EIB was established to finance capital investment, furthering EU policy objectives, and finances projects outside Europe within the framework of the EU’s development co-operation and aid policies. Between 2003 and 2008, the EIB is expected to provide nearly €4billion refundable aid to projects in ACP states. It gives a special focus to promoting private or commercially-run projects in the public sector.