5 SUMMARY ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...........................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................6 1. DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL GOVERNANCE ...................................................................................7 2. ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE .............................................................................................................27 3. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ............................................................................................................35 4. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................44 5. CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES .................................................................................................................55 CONCLUSION ..........................................................................................................................................64 ANNEX: NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME ..............................................65