International Development Grant
Canada-Americas Business Environment Reform (CANAMBER)
Project Number: CA-3-A035193001
Status: Terminating
Country/Region: Unknown
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $10,815,000.00
Start Date: March 29, 2012
End Date: August 07, 2017
Duration: 5.4 years
Project Description
This project supports reform programs of selected governments to improve the business environment in up to 21 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through improved regulatory procedures systems and private sector innovation. Key activities include: regulatory consultations and reviews in participating countries; technical assistance to participating countries on their identified reform priorities; and design of “one-stop” tax service centres for small businesses.
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: improved regulatory and administrative frameworks and processes for doing business in selected participating countries; increased efficiency and transparency in business entry procedures and licensing regimes in selected participating countries; and enhanced efficiency and inclusiveness of tax regimes in participating countries.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of December 2015 include: (1) the project has helped improve the business environment in the region and simplify the tax regime for small and medium enterprises; (2) improved the regulatory frameworks and processes for doing business through 24 reforms in nine countries (four reforms completed in 2015-16) surpassing the projected 15 reforms in five countries by end of project (September 2017); (3) competition policy work has led to significant private sector savings and more affordable access to key products such as pharmaceuticals for populations in the region; and(4) tax simplification work has enhanced the efficiency and inclusiveness of tax regimes for enterprises benefiting some 930 000 firms in Colombia Peru and the Caribbean.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
NGM Americas
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP