2. GEMS3 works with private and public stakeholders at national, State and LGA levels to build and deliver a systematic framework that helps make it easier to do business in Nigeria, leading to lasting improvements in economic opportunities for the poor, especially women

3. Business Environment Improvement Strategy (BEIS) Rapid Assessment Public Private Engagement Mechanism Needs Assessment

4. Review priorities at national level Review priorities at state level Business Environment Improvement Strategy (BEIS) agreed BEIS implemented through pilots Public/Private Mechanism set up Monitoring and Evaluation

5. Federal LevelLagosCross RiverKadunaKano Flexible Facility Support Team

7. Thematic Components TaxLandInvestment Other important interventions

8. GEMS3 works with LGAs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue in Cross River and Kaduna to harmonise taxes and disseminate information to taxpayers Harmonised laws for taxes, levies, fees and charges Improved assessment and collection processes Successful MSMEs and broader tax base Harmonised laws for taxes, levies, fees and charges Improved assessment and collection processes Successful MSMEs and broader tax base MULTIPLE AND NUISANCE LGA COLLECTIONS

9. GEMS3 works with the Presidential Technical Committee on Land Reforms and the Governments of Kano and Ondo States to support systematic land registration Systematic registrations and records access Improved access to property rights More productive investment in and use of land Systematic registrations and records access Improved access to property rights More productive investment in and use of land PROPERTY RIGHTS

10. GEMS3 works with Federal and State Governments to improve investment policies, providing a better platform from which businesses can grow Policy Frameworks for Investment Improved Investment Climate Facilitation of New Investment Opportunities Policy Frameworks for Investment Improved Investment Climate Facilitation of New Investment Opportunities JOINED UP POLICY FRAMEWORK

11. GEMS3 mobilized a team to assess the feasibility of whether cassava production could be enhanced to levels that would attract Cargill to sign a long term supply contract with the farmers of a number of states in Nigeria Cargill Inc Cassava Farmers TEF Cargill Inc Cassava Farmers TEF Cassava Feasibility Study