CASA 2 ES Africa

completed

The program will effectively operate alongside a funding mechanism, which will provide funding support for advisory and investment business development (e.g. assessments, feasibility studies, mapping exercise) in fragile or conflict affected countries and on regional initiatives such as market assessments, conferences and workshops. The main focus of the program will be to: * Improve the investment climate through regulatory reforms including improving/unblocking the financial infrastructure; * Access to markets through Small and Medium Enterprise(SME) development/training; * Capacity building and standards with a strong focus on agribusiness and supply chain linkages; * Access to finance through developing the leasing markets, SME lending and commercial microfinance; and * Access to infrastructure, with an increased focus on access to power. * Provide direct and indirect support to facilitate new or downstream investments.