In Tunisia, USAID INVEST is helping businesses access the financing they need to grow. As of Fall 2023, INVEST support had mobilized more than $21 million in 20 Tunisian firms, with an additional $29 million sought for firms in the pipeline. …

By Sharon D’Onofrio, INVEST Director of Learning Since its establishment in 2017, USAID INVEST has been dedicated to two key objectives: mobilizing capital for the Agency’s development priorities and addressing barriers that hinder effective engagement with the investment community. …

In Tunisia, USAID INVEST is helping businesses access the financing they need to grow. As of Fall 2023, INVEST support had mobilized more than $21 million in 20 Tunisian firms, with an additional $29 million sought for firms in the pipeline. …

Agricultural small- and medium- enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in their communities, bridging the gap between smallholder farmers and buyers and consumers, yet they face a severe financing gap. Aceli Africa uses an incentive model to bridge that gap, encouraging lending to “missing middle” agricultural businesses in East Africa…

This post originally appeared on GlobalWaters.org. Read the original piece here. By Natalie Alm, INVEST Communications Advisor Halfway through the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) agenda, progress toward Goal 6 — clean water and sanitation for all — is off track. …

This post originally appeared in Impact Alpha. Read the original piece here. By Anne-Marie D’Alton, CEO of Batseta Council of Retirement Funds for South Africa and secretariat head for AOFSA; and Ngatia Kirungie, managing director of Spearhead Africa and secretariat head for KEPFIC. African countries have huge infrastructure needs, and…

To help small businesses around the world access the investment they need to grow, USAID sometimes turns to transaction advisors. But what is the best way to structure agreements and payments with these third-party advisors to make sure USAID is setting the right incentives? …

This post originally appeared in Devex. Read the original piece here. By Natalie Alm, INVEST Communications Advisor, and Sharon D’Onofrio, INVEST Director of Learning Additionality in development finance is described by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as “additional financial or non-financial input resulting in additional development outcomes that…

With booming population growth, Nigeria faces difficulties in developing and maintaining critical infrastructure. USAID Nigeria, along with the Prosper Africa and Power Africa initiatives, is partnering with Chapel Hill Denham to increase the amount of private capital flowing into critical infrastructure, strengthening the capacity of Nigerian institutional investors like pension…