Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Atlas is a compendium of public sector policies and programs that serves as a tool for policymakers, advisors and opinion leaders to learn about previously implemented policy models, articulated entrepreneurship strategies and/or designs of public-sector-supported programs.
 
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United Kingdom
Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The RIO uses several interlocking mechanisms to reduce regulatory barriers to innovation.Direct business engagement. The RIO works with individual companies to identify specific regulatory blockages…

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Kenya
Kenya Diaspora Investment Strategy 2025–2030 (KDIS)

Year Introduced: | National-level

KDIS is organised around five strategic pillars, each addressing a specific barrier to diaspora investment, implemented by the State Department for Diaspora Affairs (SDDA) through its Savings,…

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Pakistan
Pakistan Business Investor Visa Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

The “Business Investor Visa Program” is not a single statute but a bundle of investor‑class visa categories introduced through Pakistan’s Visa Policy 2023–24 and implemented by the Ministry of…

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Honduras
Legislative Decree No. 284-2013

Year Introduced: | National-level

Decree 284-2013 introduced several legal and procedural reforms to simplify and digitize business establishment processes across Honduras.​Key reforms included abolishing minimum capital requirements…

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Ethiopia
The Startup Proclamation

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Startup Proclamation operates through multi-layered mechanisms combining designation frameworks, financial incentives, regulatory sandboxes, and institutional support structures.​Startup…

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Kosovo
Kosovo's VAT Refund Processing Enhancement

Year Introduced: | National-level

The VAT Refund Processing Enhancement operates through multiple integrated mechanisms combining legal framework amendment, risk-based categorization, and operational streamlining.Legal Amendment and…

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Venezuela
Law for the Promotion and Development of New Enterprises

Year Introduced: | National-level

The law operates through integrated system combining registration mechanisms, tax incentives, financing access, administrative simplification, and institutional support.National Registry of…

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Costa Rica
Free Trade Zone Regime (FTZR)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The FTZR operates through a coordinated system of tax exemptions, customs privileges, and operational streamlining managed by the Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER). Companies operating within…

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Argentina
“Productive Recovery Program” SMEs Law

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Productive Recovery Program SMEs Law operates through multiple coordinated mechanisms combining tax incentives, financial access programs, and regulatory simplification:SME Definition and…

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Switzerland
Amendment for a fintech regulatory sandbox in Switzerland

Year Introduced: | National-level

The proposed amendments to the Banking Act (BankA) and Banking Ordinance (BankO) aim to regulate fintech and other firms which provide services outside normal banking business according to their risk…