Zambia—Private Enterprise Programme–Zambia (PEP-Z)

Client: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Duration: 2014-2019

Country: Zambia

DAI is the contract holder, but our partner Nathan Associates is implementing this program. Our goal is to deliver outputs, outcome, and impact while ensuring value for money is achieved by building in appropriate programme and financial management systems.

Select Results

Facilitated investment for growth in targeted MSMEs.
Created business linkages so that more MSMEs and supplying larger firms.
Developed business service providers so that they can meet increased demand.
Managed a business plan competition to promote understanding of and improve attitudes toward entrepreneurship.

Egypt—National Bank of Egypt: MSME Lending Capacity Building

With a nationwide network of more than 300 banking units and dedicated small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) department with nearly 1,000 employees, the bank is a national leader in SME finance. DAI assisted the bank to increase its microfinance and broader SME portfolio.