Bangladesh faces a severe water crisis, with 50% of its population lacking safe drinking water, and it’s exploring blended finance to address funding challenges as donor support declines with its change in LDC status.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) LightCastle Partners to conduct a bakery value chain assessment. The study primarily entailed conducting an in-depth assessment of the bakery value chain, sizing, and growth projections.
The last of the three-part case study on the SMART Blended Finance Program illuminates the significance of market accessibility for MSMEs and discusses how the program promoted MSMEs to a wider audience.
This part sets the scene for MSMEs’ financial needs and explains how the blended finance program helped them overcome the financial barrier to seeking financial assistance from conventional banking institutions.
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