Building a Financial Services Market Where There Wasn’t One

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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Pakistan Firms Project

Socioeconomic stabilization of vulnerable areas in Pakistan is of strategic interest and an urgent priority of the U.S. government.
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Small and Medium Size Enterprise Activity (SMEA)

With structured financial and business support, small- and medium-sized enterprises in Pakistan are reaching their full potential.
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Farrukh Khan

Chief of Party, Pakistan Small and Medium Size Enterprise Activity

Farrukh Khan is a private sector development leader with over 25 years of experience leading Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) development, competitive enhancement, and business enabling environment activities in Pakistan. He holds 19 years of experience…

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