South Asia

South Asia faces an enormous challenge. Home to aprox. 1.4 billion people, the region accounts for approximately half of the world’s poor. Aprox. five hundred million people live on less than $1 a day.

According to the World Bank’s Doing Business in South Asia Report, the region imposes some of the highest regulatory obstacles to running a company in the world, second only to Sub-Saharan Africa in the overall difficulty of doing business.

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Focus Country Initiatives in FY09:

India—HIV/AIDS, Stigma and Inclusive and Sustainable Development within the Private Sector

This multi-year program began in 2006 and is anchored in the CAS, complementing World Bank operations and analytical work in India including support to AIDS III and National AIDS Control Program (NACP III), as well as regional work on stigma reduction. In FY09, based on requests from local partners to address HIV/AIDS and stigma in the wider development context, the program will also build on WBI priorities for work on inclusive and sustainable business development. The program will continue to strengthen the response of the business community to HIV/AIDS, stigma, and inclusive development. The program will be delivered in close coordination with Indian companies, the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Energy and Resources Institute, CMU, SAR AIDS and SASFP.

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