Client: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Duration: 2023-2026
Region: Asia and the Pacific
Country: Nepal
Solutions: Economic Growth
Working with the Government of Nepal, Udaya leverages innovative financing mechanisms to improve access by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to growth capital and business development services in Koshi Province. The expected outcomes are:
DAI works directly with SMEs to access business development services, providing support to both the supply (providers) and demand (SMEs) side. Services offered by business development services providers can include business and financial management, accounting, marketing, staff training, certifications, etc. DAI’s Technical Assistance Facility will enable both business development services providers and banks to access a grant challenge fund to improve SME lending and the service offering and quality of business development services services. The project also works closely with the Government of Koshi Province to support the establishment of a risk-reduction mechanism that will include a final-loss guarantee cover for SME lending.
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