Increasing access to finance for formal and informal businesses
Increasing access to finance for formal and informal businesses
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 barriers to refugee lens investment
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
Growing opportunities for 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
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
Delivering Jordan’s investment strategy with the Ministry of Investment
The Government of Jordan’s Economic Modernisation vision, launched in June 2022, sets an ambitious direction for achieving sustainable growth and creating job opportunities over the next decade. It requires $30 billion of investment and financing to meet the expected demand Read More