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id projectNumber dateModified title description status start end countries executingAgencyPartner DACSectors maximumContribution ContributingOrganization expectedResults resultsAchieved aidType collaborationType financeType flowType reportingOrganisation programName selectionMechanism policyMarkers regions alternameImPositions budgets Locations otherIdentifiers participatingOrgs programDataStructure relatedActivities transactions
43 CA-3-A031595001 2025-03-04T06:33:31 Small- to Medium-sized Enterprise Program in Egypt The project fosters better employment opportunities in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in four governorates by supporting organizations that help new businesses start up and existing businesses grow. Activities include testing and developing innovative non-financial services for SMEs; supporting companies that have demonstrated a sustainable and businesslike approach to service delivery; developing strategic alliances with other parties and donors who provide financial services to SME entrepreneurs; and helping to improve service coordination at the governorate level. Closed 2004-06-28T00:00:00 2012-03-30T00:00:00 ["Egypt 100.00%"] Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC) ["Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development 100.00%"] 17682926.38     Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 30, 2012) include: (1) Established 20 sustainable Business Development Service (BDS) Providers in 10 governorates in Egypt, reaching a total of 22,000 micro-, small- and medium enterprises (MSMEs) including 7,000 women-led enterprises, and now serving about 4,000 clients annually. These services enabled MSMEs to increase their sales and exports, and enhance their profitability and long-term competitiveness; (2) strengthened the capacity of two key government institutions to incorporate BDS strategies and practices into their work: (a) the General Authority for Investment (GAFI), a principal governmental authority that regulates and facilitates investment in Egypt, and (b) the Central Bank’s Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) which in turn is developing the capacity of public and privately owned banks to offer BDS services to MSMEs to improve their access to financial services. Donor country personnel Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation   Global Affairs Canada EGM Europe, Arctic, Middle East and Magh Pre-APP ["Gender equality", "Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting)", "Participatory development and good governance", "Trade development", "Biodiversity", "Climate change mitigation", "Climate Change Adaptation", "Desertification", "Urban issues", "Children's issues", "Youth Issues", "Indigenous Issues", "Disability", "ICT as a tool for development"]     ["2000000.00", "3600000.00", "3600000.00", "3600000.00", "3600000.00", "3600000.00"] ["30.06263 31.24967"] ["2004000325"] ["Colleges and Institutes Canada (previously named ACCC) "]     ["17682926.38"]