Access to finance for Small Enterprises in water and electricity sector

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AFD’s project aimed at expanding the access to safe drinking water and electricity coverage in small towns and rural areas by responding to the sectorial challenges through:The development of adequate financing for SWEs and REEs thanks to a credit line granted and through ARIZ portfolio guarantee (a risk-sharing tool) to a local bank, the Foreign Trade Bank (FTB),Technical assistance provided to the bank to accompany (i) the development of an attractive financial offer for SWEs and (ii) the due diligences processes in order to ensure the sustainability of this new business line.An investment grant mechanism which encouraged the connection of poor households to the water network.Training provided to SWEs and REEs to help them designing, monitoring and operating efficiently their infrastructures.