Countries need to mobilize private capital to finance self-reliance. This blog introduces USAID’s Five Point Framework and showcases how Chemonics is mobilizing finance for development.
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How did one USAID initiative get banks on board to provide $1 billion in services in rural Colombia? How can we do that elsewhere? It takes a systemic, business-driven approach to connect supply with demand at scale.
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As Venezuelan migrants navigate challenges in host countries, the private sector must play an active role in maximizing their economic opportunities.
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Development works here because great people work here. We’re excited to introduce you to our team.
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How can we use the resources of public-private partnerships to solve youth unemployment and position young people to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges – in agriculture, natural resources, tourism, and more?
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Less than 5 percent of payments in emerging economies are digital. In this post, Lauren Redfield shows how tactics to boost the use of digital financial services in the Philippines could be applied elsewhere.
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Banks and microfinance institutions have long struggled to reach rural clients with traditional methods. Heather Joffe Reyes explores an approach that blends agricultural value chain financing with digital services to ensure rural communities in Colombia can access the financial services that they need.
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Christy Sisko discusses which businesses are good candidates to receive financing through the revenue capital approach, and what kind of technical assistance those businesses need.
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The revenue capital approach, which is a method for financing small and medium enterprises that don't have enough collateral for bank loans, is a promising model in emerging markets.
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Increasing access to finance in the Middle East and North Africa region is spurring economic growth through implementation of modernized secured transactions regulation.
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If more youth are able to access savings, loans, and other financial products, it will help them to invest in their own futures while also growing the Afghan economy.
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As the Global Summit of Women kicks off today in Warsaw, JoAnna Lipari shares five best practices for women's economic empowerment.
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