Client: U.S. Agency for International Development
Duration: 2004-2007
Region: Worldwide
Country: Regional
Solutions: Economic Growth
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Development Credit Authority provides flexible credit enhancement tools to encourage sustainable private sector investment in creditworthy growth sectors currently underserved by formal financial institutions. The DCA allows USAID missions to partially guarantee loans or debt instruments issued by private sector lenders to sub-sovereign borrowers (private companies and municipalities). Successful DCA deals ensures sustainable credit relationships between local, underserved businesses and commercial financial institutions. The DCA—catalyzing finance and facilitating new financial institution relationships—promotes a sustainable private sector approach to economic development and growth.
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