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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-233/annex-I/division-A/division-II/division-b",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/233",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-233",
  "path": "annex/I/division/A/division/II/division/b",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(b)",
  "heading": "Business environment, regional integration and world markets",
  "text": "(i) supporting the development of a competitive local private sector, including by building local institutional and business capacity;\n(ii) supporting the development of local production systems and of local enterprises, including green enterprises;\n(iii) promoting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), microenterprises and cooperatives and fair trade;\n(iv) promoting the development of local, domestic and regional markets, including markets for environmental goods and services;\n(v) supporting legislative and regulatory framework reforms and their enforcement;\n(vi) facilitating access to business and financial services such as micro-credit and savings, micro-insurance and payment transfer;\n(vii) supporting the enforcement of internationally agreed labour rights;\n(viii) establishing and improving laws and land registries to protect land and intellectual property rights;\n(ix) promoting research and innovation policies which contribute to sustainable and inclusive development;\n(x) promoting investments that generate sustainable employment, including through blending mechanisms, with a focus on financing for domestic companies and leveraging domestic capitals, in particular at SME level, and supporting human resources development;\n(xi) improving infrastructure with full respect for social and environmental standards;\n(xii) promoting sectoral approaches to sustainable transport, meeting partner countries' needs, ensuring transport safety, affordability and efficiency, and minimising negative effects on the environment;\n(xiii) engaging with the private sector to enhance socially responsible and sustainable development, promoting corporate social and environmental responsibility and accountability and social dialogue;\n(xiv) assisting developing countries in trade and regional and continental integration efforts, and providing assistance for their smooth and gradual integration into the world economy;\n(xv) supporting more generalised access to information and communication technologies to bridge the digital divide.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/233/annex/I/division/A/division/II/division/b",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:54.173562+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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