Regional programs / Latin America and the Caribbean regional project 598-0820 · 1994–1997 · financial sector
Matching grant to ACCION International to transform its Latin American affiliates into sustainable financial institutions serving the microenterprise sector. ACCION will: provide TA to emerging financial institutions in accessing formal financial markets; expand the capacity of its Bridge (loan guarantee) Fund; and support related policy analysis and dialogue. Services will be provided at two levels. First-tier countries will include Bolivia (BancoSol), Colombia (ACTUAR/FinanSol), Dominican Republic (ADEMI), Ecuador (Fundacion Ecuatoriana de Desarrollo), Paraguay (Fundacion Paraguaya), and Guatemala (Genesis). Second-tier countries will include Mexico (ADMIC), Argentina (Empender), Chile (Propesa), Nicaragua (FAMA), and Peru (ACP). ACCION will provide its affiliates the TA they need to access commercial financial markets and thereby expand their operations on a massive scale. Two major activities are proposed: (1) TA in developing business plans that provide a comprehensive review of the affiliate and its environment and address future goals systematically, with attention to funding, human resources, cost structures, and profitability; and (2) TA in issuing specific financial
Source: DEC abstract, PD-ABJ-250 (1994). The source's own text.
Operated in: Latin America, Colombia, Guatemala, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Chile, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Argentina, Mexico.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate.
Axis: award years, end from years in documents. The start year comes from award fiscal year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
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Scope: regional. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAG-0820-G-4013 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1994 to 1997 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| 1994 |
| Stated in a document |
| 2 sources |
| Ecuador | 1994 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Paraguay | 1994 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Peru | 1994 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Dominican Republic | 1994 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Chile | 1994 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Latin American and the Caribbean. Ofc. of Trade and Investment | 1997 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| USAID. Bur. for Latin American and the Caribbean. Ofc. of Trade and Investment | 1994 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latin American Regional | 1994 to 1997 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Financial sector (banks, credit, microfinance, markets) 68%; Economic opportunity (microenterprise, jobs, skills, poverty reduction) 14%; Health systems, policy and finance (general health) 6%
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Program key prj:5980820