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The USAID-Foras project is helping Iraqi businesses make smarter hiring choices through the Foras Jobs Portal.

Making Cents International’s Youth Economic Opportunities Conference was an important opportunity to gain greater consensus on best practices and emerging trends.

In advance of the June Note From the Field on the state of microfinance in Iraq from USAID-Tijara (that comes out tomorrow!), Microlinks is featuring a series of videos from the program to give you an inside look at the progress on the ground. The USAID Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program is a five-year initiative to promote economic growth and employment in Iraq by increasing private sector access to finance, in particular for micro, small and medium enterprises.

Iraq's rapidly expanding microfinance industry is fast becoming a strong indigenous force for economic development.

A young artist is keeping the art and culture of Iraq alive for the people of Kirkuk in a gallery he established with assistance from Al-Aman, an Iraqi microfinance institution.

A young Iraqi beekeeper establishes his own honey production business with assistance from the Iraqi Youth Initiative.

The goal of the Iraqi Youth Initiative is to reduce youth unemployment by providing business skills training to help unemployed youth find jobs and apprenticeships.

In advance of the June Note From the Field on the state of microfinance in Iraq from USAID-Tijara, Microlinks is featuring a series of videos from the program to give you an inside look at the progress on the ground. The USAID Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program is a five-year initiative to promote economic growth and employment in Iraq by increasing private sector access to finance, in particular for micro, small and medium enterprises.