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The “Domino Effect” of Disbursing a Single Microloan

Society Development Committee, or SDC, based in Faridpur, Bangladesh, is a microfinance partner of the Feed the Future Bangladesh Livestock and Nutrition Activity, funded by USAID and implemented by ACDI/VOCA. Through this partnership, thousands of people working in Bangladesh’s livestock sector have benefited from microfinance products.

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“Empower Her Financially”

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USAID CATALYZE Mobilizing Private Capital for Development
In the Western Balkans, Albania is witnessing remarkable economic growth propelled by foreign investment, infrastructure development, and a thriving tourism sector. Despite this positive trend, women-led businesses encounter uneven opportunities. As in many Western Balkans countries, women-led businesses in Albania tend to be smaller, concentrated in the services sector, and often constrained by factors such as limited networks and historical gender biases.
Granum Food, produced by the Serbian company Suncokret, is a women-owned family business that exports pumpkin, almond and cinnamon butter to the United States. Suncokret benefitted from USAID CATALYZE EoG’s support through Filly Foods’s technical assistance in marketing and access to new markets. Photo credit: USAID CATALYZE

Fostering Growth for Women-Led SMEs: Insights from USAID CATALYZE’s Engines of Growth Activity in the Western Balkans

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USAID CATALYZE Mobilizing Private Capital for Development
In the Western Balkans, women entrepreneurs face notable challenges in accessing finance, stemming from issues such as high collateral requirements, societal norms, and financial literacy gaps. USAID CATALYZE Engines of Growth (EoG) in the Western Balkans addresses these challenges by establishing a network of Business Advisory Service Providers (BASPs) and promoting alternative financing sources tailored to SME needs.Learning from Experience:
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New Blog Series Highlights Private Sector Partnerships that Deliver Sustainable Results

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USAID Private-Sector Engagement (PSE)
Worldwide, the private sector is playing an unprecedented role in shaping opportunities that improve the lives in the countries and communities that USAID supports. For six decades, USAID has partnered with the private sector to solve the world’s most complex development challenges and to help countries accelerate development progress.