Client: U.S. Agency for International Development
Duration: 2020-2025
Region: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Country: Afghanistan
Solutions: Economic Growth
Many Afghan firms lack the competitive strength to maintain commercial viability in a distortion-free market, let alone to capture opportunities in export markets. The flagship economic growth project in USAID/Afghanistan’s portfolio, the Afghanistan Competitiveness of Export-Oriented Businesses Activity (ACEBA) project works to increase the competitiveness of export-oriented businesses, through a combination of key value chain support activities and export acceleration facilities designed to promote sustainable nationwide economic growth.
DAI’s market-oriented approach helps Afghan businesses increase the sales-worthiness of their products in international markets. We work with businesses from the inside to help fix their production processes, increase their productivity, and export products that meet international demand at competitive prices. The targeted product value chains are: marble and granite, gemstones and jewelry, carpets, cashmere, and saffron. ACEBA operates through “regional export accelerators” in the country’s main urban economic centers.
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