Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a central role advancing economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa, but they face significant challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change. Conor Savoy, a Senior Fellow with CSIS’s Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD), discusses how U.S. development agencies can utilize blended finance to catalyze private capital for African SMEs. While China’s presence in the region has grown, Chinese investments have failed to support African SMEs and to provide inclusive and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Blended finance offers a unique opportunity for the U.S. government to fill this gap, and improve the lives of SME entrepreneurs, their employees, and their communities.
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