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FIGURES Figure 1. The public procurement process
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BOXES Box 1: Brazil – reconciling competing objectives
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Box 2: Indonesia - A snapshot of women-owned businesses
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Box 3: South Africa - Preferential procurement
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Box 4: Kenya’s reservation scheme
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Box 5: European Union - An overview of preferential procurement
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Box 6: Ethiopia - A model for women-owned banking
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Box 7: Business support for women entrepreneurs
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Box 8: Ghana - Mainstreaming procurement training
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TABLES Table 1. National legislation examples authorizing preferential procurement policies for women-owned businesses 40 Table 2. Safeguarding preferential contracts
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Table 3. Impact indicator examples
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Table 4. Outcome indicator examples
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Table 5. Output indicator examples
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