The 2024 "Sustainable Signals" reports 77% of investors seek investments considering positive social or environmental impact.
Andrea joined ANDE as a Central America and Mexico Program Coordinator in November 2022. She is an international development professional with experience in program management and operations in areas such as entrepreneurship and anticorruption initiatives. At ANDE, Andrea coordinates the second regranting facility of the Guatemala Entrepreneurship Development Initiative and supports other local chapter activities.…
"To gain a fuller picture of how MSMEs are using digital tools, DAI’s Center for Digital Acceleration partnered with survey firm Ipsos and Meta to administer a large-scale survey across 13 countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Mexico. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, our researchers took a face-to-face approach allowing us to compare responses from MSMEs operating both online and off. The country briefs provide an overview of each country’s digital ecosystem and MSME sector, followed by a summary of findings regarding the impact of digital tool usage on MSMEs and economic growth, highlighting differences in the responses among key segments of the surveyed business population within each country."
A Burkina Faso entrepreneur boosted profits by 75% after securing a loan through USAID CATALYZE's capital injection intervention.
Working together, Brazil's small business ecosystem stakeholders can create a more just and sustainable future..
The pioneering initiative seeks to transform power dynamics and accelerate gender equity-focused investment.
Cambiando el lenguaje para transformar las dinámicas de poder y acelerar la inversión enfocada en la equidad de género en América Latina.