USAID’S DRC Investment Facilitation Activity Capital Map Report 2021

This capital map report provides an overview of the landscape of investors in the DRC, a high-level analysis of key investment trends in the DRC and examines potential risks investors face and subsequent mitigation strategies.
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Elizabeth Fustos

Senior Advisor, Strategy and Partnerships

Elizabeth Fustos has extensive expertise in the design and implementation of economic growth programs in Europe and Eurasia, Asia, and Africa, with a particular focus on partnership development with the private and public sectors, donors, academia,…

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Juan Baltasar Mejia Delgado

Deputy Chief of Party for Alliance for Root Causes and Opportunities Activity

Juan Baltasar Mejía Delgado is the deputy chief of party for the Alliance for Root Causes and Opportunities Activity (ARCO). He has 19 years of experience promoting sustainable economic development by applying demand/market-driven solutions in supporting…

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Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment Activity

The Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment activity unlocks the potential of agriculture and rural economies in Lebanon through using a market systems approach.
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Technical Brief: Helping Rural Financial Institutions Expand Rural Service Delivery

Through five working principles, USAID’s Rural Finance Initiative served as central change agents by providing highly customized advisory services, mixing expertise from the Colombian financial sector and the development community. This reached more than 750,000 rural clients and mobilize $999 million in financial services.
Resource - Technical Brief

USAID/Nigeria MARKETS II Ex-Post Study

This paper presents the findings of an ex-post study of USAID’s Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites II (MARKETS II) project in Nigeria.
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Kirk Ramer

Chief of Party, USAID Agribusiness Development Activity (ADA)

Kirk Ramer has over 25 years of experience managing projects to promote agricultural and small-and medium-sized enterprise development in southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. He is currently the chief of party of the Agribusiness…

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Cultivating Moldova’s Historical Wine Sector

This fact sheet explains how the USAID Moldova Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (2005-2010) and CEED II (2010-2015) programs have helped grow and expand the competitiveness and efficiency of key industries in Moldova leading to increased sales and investment in wine, and various other sectors.
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