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Sustainable Finance Key to Health Equity

Posted by  on Thursday, July 16th 2015     
A newborn in Nigeria. USAID is intensifying efforts to develop, test and scale up simple, low-cost approaches to preventing newborn deaths in lower-income countries. / Amy Fowler, USAID

Shouldn’t a baby in Ethiopia and a baby in the U.S. have the same opportunity to be born safely? The Global Financing Facility in support of Every Woman Every Child aims to bring an end to preventable maternal, child and adolescent deaths by 2030.

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Development Financing “Sea Change” Drives Real Change

Posted by  on Monday, April 28th 2014     
farm in East Africa

Read a USAID employee’s first-hand account of the difference even a small amount of credit can make in the life of an entrepreneur in the developing world. USAID is proud to scale this work through our Development Credit Authority.

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Pounds of Prevention – Focus on Money & Microfinance

Posted by  on Wednesday, May 1st 2013     

What does having access to savings and credit have to do with disaster risk reduction? In this Pounds of Prevention series, we discuss the important role that financial services play in reducing vulnerability to disasters and facilitating post-disaster recovery. Read more >>

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Interagency Panel on Economic Statecraft to Create Competitive Foreign Markets

Posted by  on Thursday, December 20th 2012     

Last Monday, December 10, I had the opportunity to speak at an interagency panel on the topic of Economic Statecraft and Developing Partnerships with the Private Sector. Read more >>

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Video of the Week: “Development Credit Authority & Food Security”

Posted by  on Monday, July 16th 2012     

USAID’s Development Credit Authority designs and delivers investment alternatives that unlock private financing in support of U.S. development objectives.

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