Efrain J Laureano, Chief of Party, Business Plus Initiative, USAID

1. USAID/BPI
Quality Supplier Development Center
December 10, 2012
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Efrain J. Laureano
USAID/BPI Chief of
Party

2. • Focuses on 5 Business Enabling
Environment Reform Areas:
– Starting a Business
– Paying Taxes
– Trading Across Borders
– Dealing with Construction Permits
– Getting Electricity
• Financial Sector Reforms
– Resolving Insolvency
– Drivers’ Liability Insurance
– Corporate Governance
Improve Business
Enabling
Environment
Support Private
Sector Growth and
Competitiveness
• Quality Supplier Development Center – QSDC
– Crosscutting quality issues and certifications for SMEs :
Food safety, Quality Management, Environment,
Health and Safety (over 200 people trained)
– Developing competitive local suppliers
– Creating linkages between mining MNC and SMEs
– Focusing on sales, jobs, and investment
• Private Sector Development tools
– Proposal development and budgeting toolkit
– Institutional strengthening toolkit
– Corporate governance toolkit
USAID’s
Business Plus
Initiative

3. Board of
Directors
Quality Supplier
Development Center
Independent NGO with HQ in
Ulaanbaatar and representative office in
Erdenet
Quality Management Center
of Excellence
TA 1: Food Safety
TA 2: Quality Management
TA 3: TBD based on demand
Supplier Development Program
•Buyer led transaction-approach
•Sales, firm-level investment & jobs
•Foster economic diversification
•Working with local BDS provider
Board members (5): BCM,
Wagner Asia, MSM, XacBank,
USAID/BPI.
Funding Sources
(USAID, others)
Operations: UB and
northern corridor locations
Technical Assistance Fund:
Firm level interventions and
quality trainings to support
QSDC reach.
Objective: Address quality constraints
as identified by private sector. Align
with international bodies, and build
local capacity in quality assurance
areas.
Objective: Address constraints as
identified by firms and buyers, typically
in areas of capacity, quality and
capability in order to make a transaction
and meet market demand.
Local SMEs Linked to High-Value Supply Chains in Mongolia

4. Formal
Registration of
QSDC
Quality Assurance
Trainings Resume
and Expand
Transaction-Focused
Assistance Begins
Quality Supplier Development
Center: The Steps Ahead
Indicative Potential
Transactions:
 Metal grinding balls
 Limestone
 Metallurgy, spare parts,
and machine repairs
 Meat and agro processing
Retail, catering, and other
service sectors
Dec
2012
Jan
2013
Feb
2013

5. Thank You