Development Credit Authority

Financing Connections for Fishing
Financing Connections for Fishing
Mobilizing Local Wealth for Entrepreneurs Around the World
Mobilizing Local Wealth for Entrepreneurs Around the World
A Strawberry Farmer’s Journey with Credit
A Strawberry Farmer’s Journey with Credit
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$50 Million Mobilized for Sustainable Fisheries
$88 Million Mobilized for Clean Energy in Pakistan
$10 Million Mobilized for Microfinance Institutions in Myanmar
DCA Issues First-Ever Securitization Bond in Armenia
Loans in Bangladesh: Stories of Change
DCA Supports Beyond the Grid Energy in Africa
The Demand for Financing for Electricity in Kenya
White House releases DCA partnership with Deutsche Bank to mobilize $50m for social entrepreneurs
White House releases DCA mobilization of $171m for Power Africa Projects
DCA Guarantee Enables Diaspora Investment in India's Development
DCA Mobilizes $60 million for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan
Secretary Kerry Announces $133.8M Guarantee for Climate Change

In emerging markets, seven out of ten small businesses cannot access the loans they need to grow. USAID’s Development Credit Authority (DCA) uses risk-sharing agreements to mobilize local private capital to fill this financing gap.

Whether it’s getting working capital to promising entrepreneurs or input financing to small farmers, DCA seeks to prove the commercial viability of underserved markets so that lending and investment continues after we exit. Through DCA, more than 500 guarantees between financial institutions and USAID have made up to $4.8 billion in private financing available for more than 245,000 entrepreneurs around the world.
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Last updated: July 14, 2017

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