Economic and Corporate Governance In the context of the RISDP, good economic and corporate governance include the following; • Sound macroeconomic management; • Transparent public financial management and accountability; • First class banking and supervision and financial regulation; • Rigorous best practice corporate governance Other integration and development enablers include: • Intensifying the fight against HIV and AIDS; • Gender mainstreaming and the empowerment of women; • Private sector development; • Rapid adoption and internationalization of ICT; • Diversification of regional economies; • Trade Liberalisation and development; • Liberalization of factors of production; • Research science and technology innovation, development and diffusion; • Enabling institutional environment; • Productivity and competitiveness improvement. 5. RISDP Main Intervention Areas, Policies and Strategies Besides their contribution to achieving SADC overall goals, the main intervention areas were selected according to their potential contribution to: • Poverty eradication; • Regional development integration; • Regionally balanced and equitable development; • Integration into the continental and global economies; • Sustainable development and; • Gender equality. The main intervention areas of the RISDP are divided into two main groups namely, Cross-sectotal intervention areas and sectotoral intervention areas. Each intervention area is presented with the overall goal, areas of focus, key strategies and broad targets. The targets take into account the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other internationally agreed parameters. A. Cross-Sectoral Intervention Areas: • Poverty Eradication; • Combating HIV and AIDS pandemic; • Gender equality and Development;