The COVID-19 pandemic left governments in low- and middle-income countries struggling with increasing debt and fiscal instability, making it harder for them to deliver basic services for their citizens.
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To help countries finance their own development and serve their citizens, Chemonics works with governments to build and maintain effective, inclusive, transparent, and accountable public financial management systems.
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Conflict, displacement, pandemic, and economic crises have left most of Lebanon without consistent electricity or the ability to pump running water to communities. USAID Community Support Program and local municipalities turned to the power of the sun to address this challenge.
Impact Story
Nora Kokaj
Economic Policy and Public Financial Management Advisor
Nora Kokaj is an applied economist experienced in economic policy research, public financial management, and tax policy and administration. She currently leads the public financial management improvement component of the Chemonics-implemented USAID Kosovo Economic Governance Activity.…
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COP26 saw record levels of capital pledged toward combatting the effects of climate change in countries like Nepal. If the global community is to achieve shared climate goals, we must build up the people and systems responsible for turning those commitments into constructive action.
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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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With greater simplicity, equity, and efficiency in its fiscal policies, the Tunisian government can foster sustainable and inclusive growth. Learn how the Fiscal Reform for a Strong Tunisia activity contributed to these outcomes.
Resource - Project Report
The Kosovo Partnerships for Development's final report highlights how the project supported central and local government institutions to create a business-friendly and competitive environment that attracts foreign investments, while maintaining macroeconomic stability.
Resource - Project Report
Critical to expanding and diversifying the foundation of municipal financing is meaningful, strategic engagement of the private sector.
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Chemonics’ Vice Catudio explains how the USAID E-PESO activity collaborated with the Philippine government, private sector, and communities to develop an app for quick, contactless financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How can development practitioners foster local commitment for financing self-reliance? Chief of Party Mario Kerby shares how his project has engaged a diverse array of stakeholders — from finance ministers to schoolchildren — to ensure commitment to crucial fiscal reforms remains strong.
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The Fiscal Reform for a Strong Tunisia (FIRST) team worked with the Ministry of Finance to develop a comic book that teaches primary schoolchildren about taxes and their role as future taxpayers.
Resource - Comic Book