Macro-micro co-ordination essential for effective support to private sector development

Favourable macroeconomic conditions and an enabling environment are mostoften seen as essential prerequisites for private sector growth. How does Sida,in practice, plan and design its business development support projects when neitherof these conditions prevails? Evaluations show that rather than investing ininnovative, and perhaps more relevant projects, Sida often takes the safe routeand gives priority to projects that are more likely to meet with success.