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Approaches to Support the Development of an Enabling Environment for Small Enterprises Country report: Viet Nam Draft Report prepared by Raymond Mallon, GTZ Consultant with the support of the GTZ/VCA Project for the Promotion of SMEs Hanoi, Viet Nam June 2002 Table of Contents Page Introduction 1 Background to study 1 Terminology 1 Study methodology and timing 2 Structure of report 2 Country Context for Small Enterprise Development 3 Transition to a market economy 3 Emergence of Private Enterprises in Viet Nam 4 Private Enterprise Development after the Enterprise Law 5 Other recent initiatives to improve the enabling environment 7 Domestic Stakeholders in Improving the Enabling Environment 9 Introduction 9 Review of reform processes in Viet Nam 9 The Party 10 The Government 11 The National Assembly 11 The judiciary 11 Domestic business and civil society 12 The domestic media 13 Research and academic institutes 13 Donor Experiences in Improving the Enabling Environment 14 Introduction 14 Role of donors in overall reform process 14 Target areas to improve the enabling environment 15 Modalities of donor support 17 Emerging trends with donor assistance 19 Donor coordination and partnerships 19 Impact and outcomes of recent donor initiatives 20 Lessons from donor assistance 20 Conclusions and Recommendations 26 Major Conclusions 26 Priorities for future donor support to the enabling environment 26 Suggestions for broader follow-up action 28 References 30 Appendix 1: Sharing Information on Donor Support to SMEs 32 Executive Summary List of Acronyms ADB Asian Development Bank AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations AusAID Australian Assistance for International Development CAS Country Assistance Strategy CDF Comprehensive Development Framework CEG Capacity Building for Effective Governance (AusAID funded facility) CG Consultative Group CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CIEM Central Institute for Economi