Assignment Name:
Support for the development and implementation of a financing mechanism adapted to the needs of MSMEs in Burkina Faso.
Project Description:
Provide technical and strategic advice to ENABEL Burkina Faso on how to sustainably provide access to finance to MSMEs in the Central-East region with a focus on youth and women.
The activities carried out involve:
- Analyze supply and demand for financial products and services in the Central-East region and identify market gaps and/or constraints to access;
- Assess the relevancy and feasibility of setting up a loan guarantee fund to encourage financial institutions to refinance MSME in the target region;
- Formulate different options / scenarios to set up a loan guarantee fund;
- Provide guidance on setting up a mechanism to provide equipment subsidies (grants) as a mean to partially address funding needs;
- Make recommendations to Enabel Burkina Faso on how to improve outreach of financial services and explore the potential of using digital financial services;
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Assist the team on the ground to implement the funding mechanisms (guarantee fund, selection of financial institutions, strengthening of financial institutions)