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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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
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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The Consolidation and Enhanced Livelihoods Initiative – Northern/Southern Regions supported Colombia’s Administrative Unit for Territorial Consolidation by implementing activities aimed at building confidence in remote, rural communities.
Resource - Project Report
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.
Resource - Fact Sheet
Katy Tchumburidze has 22 years of experience technical and high managerial expertise in value chain and private sector competitiveness interventions, entrepreneurship promotion and micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) development, business development services, and MSME financing.…
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Socioeconomic stabilization of vulnerable areas in Pakistan is of strategic interest and an urgent priority of the U.S. government.
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Preston Motes is an international economic development specialist with more than 20 years of experience designing and implementing programs focused on private sector competitiveness, entrepreneurship, workforce development, local economic development, and tourism. He is currently a…
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Brian King is currently the chief of party for USAID’s Agriculture and Rural Empowerment Activity (ARE) in Lebanon. He is an senior international development professional with more than 18 years of experience leading economic growth programming…
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Douglas Griffith is the chief of party of the Lebanon Enterprise Development Project. His areas of expertise include enterprise development, industry competitiveness, value-chain strengthening, institutional strengthening, and policy reform. Previously, he was chief of party of…
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The goal of the technical brief series on the Feed the Future Uganda Commodity Production and Marketing (CPM) activity is to share learning, scalable approaches, and practical steps for the agriculture sector growth in Uganda.
Resource - Technical Brief
The Pakistan FIRMS Project solidified the viability of small- and medium-sized businesses, their labor force, and the financial institutions that support them.
Resource - Project Report
