Increasing access to finance for formal and informal businesses in Jordan
Increasing access to finance for formal and informal businesses in Jordan
Informal Livelihoods Advancement Activity (Iqlaa) is a five-year USAID-funded program supporting Jordan's Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs). Iqlaع aims to meet the immediate needs of formal and informal MSEs following the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, while building stable foundations from which they can grow, transform, and build resilience to future shocks. Launched in 2022, Expectation State, with Mercy Corps and other implementing partners, will conduct research Read More
Assessing the Feasibility of a Blockchain-enabled Stock Exchange
We were commissioned by GIZ to conduct an economic, legal and technological feasibility study and roadmap for the creation of a digital, blockchain-enabled compartment for start-up financing at the Tunisian Stock Exchange (TSE). From 2021-2022, we explored the possibility of Read More
Assessing Barriers to Refugee Lens Investment in Jordan
Jordan hosts the second largest proportion of refugees per capita in the world, but their ability to engage in the formal economy can be limited. The nascent field of Refugee Lens Investing is gradually decoding how global investors can better Read More
Developing the Blueprints for a Tunisian National Digital Agency
Digital transformation and the digitalisation of public services is a central component of any government administration, with significant advances made over the last 10 years across the world. Improved access and user experience can play a significant role in building Read More
Growing Opportunities for Jordanian Women Owned and Led Businesses
In 2022, we conducted a Market Study and Positioning Strategy to identify areas for enhancing Jordanian women’s economic opportunities, including entrepreneurship and access to new markets, on behalf of the World Bank and the Government of Jordan. Over a year Read More
Profiling and Engaging Impact Investors for Jordan
As an asset class and idea, impact investing is growing. Mainstream fund managers have entered the arena, raising awareness about the issues associated with the core tenets of impact investing. While this is great for the industry, it is less Read More
Conducting an Agri-sector Market Study in Libya
We were engaged by a US-headquartered organisation to conduct an agriculture market study in Libya to identify the expansion potential of the country’s wheat market. We looked into the business potential of the Wheat and Flour industries, and developed a Read More
Mapping Public and Private Sector Donor Activity in the MENA Region
With bilateral and multilateral development and humanitarian aid budgets experiencing increasing uncertainty, unpredictability and reductions in spend, philanthropic organisations and other non-traditional donors are attempting to provide more of a catalytic role in the sector, broadening their networks and partners Read More
Developing an Investment Strategy for Renewable Energy and Regenerative Agriculture in MENA
Renewable Energy and Regenerative Agriculture have experienced a significantly increased level of attention from donors, investors and foundations over the last five years as components of addressing the global climate crisis. These approaches must be rooted in the existing ecosystem Read More
Advancing Policy to Integrate Arab Youth into their Economies
Arab youth have among the lowest levels of financial inclusion in the world. We were engaged by the Alliance for Financial Inclusion to conduct a special report on the landscape of youth financial inclusion in the Arab region as part Read More