More inclusive business environment through policy Laos hosts second Lao Business Recommendations from first and dialogue for women-led businesses and SMEs Forum, incorporating comments second Lao Business Forum are from prior consultation with actioned, including SMEs and women-led businesses recommendations from at the Provincial level businesses and SMEs Number of poor women and men with access to financial services 250,000 people provided with financial services following successful launch of a new digital financial services platform, and more than 40 per cent of village bank committee members are women C - List of evaluations completed in the reporting period Investment number and name Name of evaluation Date completed Date Evaluation report Date Management Published on website Uploaded into response uploaded (if applicable) AidWorks into AidWorks INK391 Laos Australia Rural Evaluation September 19 December 2016 19 December 2016 19 December 2016 Livelihoods Program 2016 Lao Poverty Reduction Fund Phase II Impact December 17 January 2017 22 February 2017 06 April 2017 on the World INJ573 Poverty Reduction Fund 2016 Bank’s website Evaluation:
More inclusive business environment through policy dialogue for women-led businesses and SMEs Number of poor women and men with access to financial services Laos hosts second Lao Business Forum, incorporating comments from prior consultation with SMEs and women-led businesses at the Provincial level 250,000 people provided with financial services following successful launch of a new digital financial services platform, and more than 40 per cent of village bank committee members are women Recommendations from first and second Lao Business Forum are actioned, including recommendations from businesses and SMEs C - List of evaluations completed in the reporting period Investment number and name (if applicable) Name of evaluation Date completed Date Evaluation report Uploaded into AidWorks Date Management response uploaded into AidWorks Published on website INK391 Laos Australia Rural Livelihoods Program Evaluation September 2016 19 December 2016 19 December 2016 19 December 2016 INJ573 Poverty Reduction Fund Lao Poverty Reduction Fund Phase II Impact Evaluation: December 2016 17 January 2017 22 February 2017 06 April 2017 on the World Bank’s website