A New Financial Product

Jove Tapiador of the USAID Philippines E-PESO Activity discusses the most important elements to measure or assess when introducing a new financial product to a group of people.
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Adopting Electronic Payments Through Modeling

Jove Tapiador of the USAID Philippines E-PESO Activity discusses how “modeling” has helped the Philippines move from a cash-based to cashless economy.
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Catherine Kannam

Chief Operating Officer

Catherine Kannam is Chemonics’ chief operating officer. Prior to this role, she was the senior vice president (SVP) for Chemonics’ Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan region as well as the SVP for Chemonics’ Gender, Equality, and…

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John Thissen

John Thissen is a public finance management specialist with more than 20 years of experience in tax policy, revenue estimation, and forecasting, and impact analysis. He is currently a director in the Europe and Eurasia region…

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Isaiah Oliver

Deputy Chief of Party - Partnerships, Climate Finance for Development Accelerator

Isaiah Oliver is a private sector engagement, trade and investment, and climate finance expert with more than 13 years of experience focusing on the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, and Latin America. He has conducted…

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Christy Sisko

Christy Sisko is formerly Chemonics’ director of program management for the Middle East and North Africa department.

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Anne Spahr

Chief of Party

Anne Spahr is a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) finance and business development specialist with more than 15 years of experience designing and overseeing initiatives to facilitate finance and improve livelihoods for farmers, fishermen, and…

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Can Varol

Chief Financial Officer

Can has more than 12 years of experience in corporate finance, U.S. government contracting, capital structure, and treasury management at Chemonics. He also has expertise in process improvement, financial planning and analysis, big data analysis, managing…

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Brian King

Chief of Party, Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity

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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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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E-PESO Activity

The Philippines is shifting from a cash-based economy to an electronic one to create a more efficient and transparent financial system.
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Financial Sector Knowledge Sharing Project

In the face of globalization, countries worldwide must strengthen and deepen their financial systems to achieve growth and alleviate poverty.
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