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Economic Growth & Trade

BANKS & CREDIT UNIONS

Bringing New Technology to Banks New Training Model Improves Banks Technology Transforms Banks Enterprising Loans Spur Growth A Big Victory for Small Loans Taking Control of the Future Getting the Credit to Grow Small Loans Boost Small Business Small Steps Improve Lives The Central Bank Gets Connected Lending Better, Learning How Banks Level the Playing Field Bringing Capital to Small Business Technology Boosts Small-Loan Systems A Small-Loan System Graduates Transforming Banking System in Kosovo Banks and Banking vs. Earthquakes and Hackers Funding at Critical Moment Spurs Growth USAID Loans Make Business Plans a Reality Working Capital Expands Business in Serbia Helping Housing Efforts In Romania Ukrainian Farmers Find Strength in Numbers Entrepreneur Finds Success in Russian Far East El Salvadorian Farmers Become Entrepreneurs Credit Intermediation Successful in Guinea Women are Key Client For Microfinance Loans Empowering Farmers to Prosper in Angola Food Vendor Turns Main Supplier of Mangoes Access to Capital Sparks Growth USAID Loan Makes Company A “Grand” Success El Salvadorian Farmers Become Entrepreneurs Smartcards and Savings Bring Smiles to Malawi Capacity Building in the Ugandan Private Sector Mussels and Perserverance Pay Off Major Results from Women's Microloans When Dreams Have Wheels Training Promotes Entrepreneurial Spirit Villagers Earn Investing In Each Other Overcoming Tragedy with Microcredit Sharing Valuable Lending Lessons Loans Cultivate Small Business Growth

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT

Professionalizing the Insurance Market Industry Clusters Bring Infinite Solutions Promoting Business-Media Relations Apparel Company Dazzles Top Clients Fruits, Veggies Make Thriving Business New Management for Faster Growth Namibia Launches Cosmetics Industry City Sets its Sights on Tourism Making Tourism Sustainable Cereals Maker Tackles Global Markets Fish Company Taps into Global Markets Businesswoman Opens Doors Carpenter Eyes European Markets Family Builds Rock Solid Business Junked Plastics Make Profits Computers Improve Commerce Iraqi Returns Home to Lay Foundations Premium Cheese Creates Opportunities Cyber Skills Bring Business Success Milk Cooperative Boosts Family Income Herd Management Improves Income Landmine Survivors Find Opportunities Eco-Tourism Reaps Benefits Ger Residents Rope in New Jobs Investment Brings New Jobs Jordan Hosts Microfinance Conference Best Practices Build Business Services With E-Government, Tech Firms Thrive The Central Bank Gets Connected Fresh Apples, All Year-Round Entering a New Era of Business Local Co-op Lifts Dairy Profits A Farmers' Market — On the Internet Saving the Tourist Season Small Farmers Sell to Supermarkets Dressing for Success Farmers Join Forces to Compete Ukrainian Glass Sparkles at Show A Farm Gets a Boost from Legal Aid Creating New Childbirth Traditions A Family Dairy Finds New Opportunities New Practices Improve Dairy Farming Raising the Profile of Nicaraguan Coffee Free Trade Boosts Okra Exports Wildlife Returns to the Plains Mining Community Turns to Tourism Marketing Increases Coffee Value Students Enhance Their Business Skills Free Trade Boosts Okra Exports New Products Expand Exports From Mechanic to Civic Leader A Small Business Makes Gains Renewable Energy Boosts Economy A Bountiful Harvest from the Sea Loans and Literacy Boost Food Security New Actuaries Boost Business Macedonian Shoes Hit Aussie Sidewalks Small Grants Unite Communities Giving a New Face to Dairy Packaging Organic Mushroom Sales Blossom Urban Gardens Feed Families Goats Bring Food and Development Women with No Time to Waste Clusters Build Tech Competitiveness Lending Better, Learning How Business Center Blazes a Green Trail Bringing Capital to Small Business Entrepreneurship Goes Online Technology Boosts Small-Loan Systems Entrepreneur Links Boost Business Establishing Stable, Life Long Pensions A Small-Loan System Graduates Small-Scale Farmers Help Fight Hunger VitaGoat Helps Improve Nutrition Jordanian Women Capitalize on Small Loans Building Jordan’s Sustainable Microfinance Industry Jordanian Government Strives For Excellence Technology Industry Leader in the Middle East Philippine Midwife Opens Well-Family Clinic Fish Tales: Motivating Sustainable Harvests New Way Of Doing Business For Dairy Processor Turning Swords Into See Saws and Swings USAID Loan Makes Company A “Grand” Success Pain D’Or Packed 100th Million Croissant in Bulgaria Making the Transition to Market Based Economy Co-op Gives Pig Farmers Hope For Better Future Transforming Banking System in Kosovo Turning a Vision Into a Profitable Business Venture Funding at Critical Moment Spurs Growth U.S. Volunteer Helps Farmer Increase Production Enhancing Serbia’s Market Competitiveness Agriculture Sector Sees Boost Through Transparency Adopting Standards Brings Growth to Business 1 Adopting Standards Brings Growth to Business 2 Cucumbers Make a Difference in Ukraine Crop Diversification Brings Hope to the Poorest El Salvadorian Farmers Become Entrepreneurs Raising Fish to Feed a Village Subsistence Farmers Form Export Alliance Higher Productivity For Honduran Farmers New Opportunities for Family Business Combating the Coffee Crisis with Quality Products New Bixine Factory Creates Jobs and Income Entrepreneur Triples Sales with Training Beekeepers' Association Better Manages Business Creating Trade And Investment Opportunities Making Fertilizer Accesible to Malawian Farmers Linking Rural Community to Global Markets Simple Technology Revitalizes Mozambique Microenterprise Leads to Independent Lives Direct Export of Premium Coffee from Tanzania Fighting Rural Poverty in Tanzania Potato Farmers Fight Poverty in Uganda Philippine Community Benefits From Tourism USAID Loans Make Business Plans a Reality Raising Fish to Feed a Village Baking Bread for El Salvador Village Communities Rally for Roads in Madagascar A Helping Hand For Disadvantaged Businesses Quality Produce Makes Uganda a Key Exporter Smartcards and Savings Bring Smiles to Malawi Fighting HIV/AIDS in Mozambique Rwandan Farmers Benefit from Quality Coffee Building Blocks for a Sturdy Country Marketing & Trade Boost Company Growth Starting a Successful Career as a Businesswoman Working with Herders to Diversify Their Business Egyptian Executives Go Back to School Capacity Building in the Ugandan Private Sector Internship Program Opens a World of Possibilities Technology Sparks Jordan’s Capital Market Growth Small Businesses in Zambia Bring About Change Demonstrations and Credit Boost Production Vanilla Is Uganda’s Green Gold Zambian Tea Company Brews Success Upland Rice Gains Quickly As Staple Crop Full-Steam Ahead for Ugandan Grain Traders Jordanians Find Entrepreneurial Inspiration Jordanian Women Break Stereotypes Jordan’s Treasures Become Tourist Destinations New Rubber Product Rejuvenates Industry Increasing Women’s Economic Empowerment Department Builds Innovations in Pretoria Finding a New Market for Plantains Women’s Co-op Sees Profits Soar Leasing Boosts Georgian Agribusiness Creating a Market for Artisan Cheese Dairy Workers Boost Product Safety Wood Processors Build Strong Market Local Eggs Now Compete with Imports Pharmaceuticals, from Humble to Hi-Tech A Towel Maker Corners the Market Jordanian Executives Earn Accolades Dairy Drink Producer Helps Community Preserving Culture Through Enterprise Hazelnuts Meet Global Quality Standards Attracting Dutch Tourists Organic Buckwheat Wins New Markets Cruise Ships Return to Crimea’s Ports Clever Branding Brings Recognition No More Slow Tourist Seasons Guarantee Opens Access to Credit Mussels and Perserverance Pay Off Makeover Helps Garment Firm Succeed Fashion Maven Takes On Milan From Housemaid to Entrepreneur Making an Honest Day's Wage Possible Moldovan Winery Revamps Its Style Trading Up for Better Opportunities More Productivity Brings More Clients Villagers Take Back Economic Control Designer Carves Out Market Niche When Dreams Have Wheels Visit Gives Woman a New Direction Historic Shipment Reaches Retail Giant Training Promotes Entrepreneurial Spirit Women Revive a Thread to Silk Road Weaving Hope for Afghan Widows Modernizing Trade for Farmers Veterinarian Dreams about Bigger Cows Villagers Earn Investing In Each Other Putting Region on the Ecotourism Map Overcoming Tragedy with Microcredit Sharing Valuable Lending Lessons Helping Private Farming Take Root Women’s Handicrafts Hit World Market Building Businesses and Friendships Saving Energy Raises Firm’s Revenues Nurturing Moldova’s Market for Produce Loans Cultivate Small Business Growth Building Connections Across Borders Volunteers Catalyze Cannery’s Success Opening the Door for Business Coffee Growers Link to New Markets Collaboration is Key to Entrepreneurship Communities Plan for Joint Prosperity A Young Woman Leads Her Community

ECONOMIC & MONETARY POLICY

Youth Rally around Free Trade Deal Study Examines Competitive Landscape Designing a Social Safety Net Strategy Protecting Intellectual Property With E-Government, Tech Firms Thrive New Legislation Chops Regulations Entering a New Era of Business A Farmers' Market — On the Internet Saving the Tourist Season Renewable Energy Boosts Economy New Actuaries Boost Business Arbitration Guidelines Boost Business Customizing Customs Banks Level the Playing Field A Driver's License for a Computer Helping Women End the Nightmare Progress for the Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan Implementing New Currency in Afghanistan New Currency Pays Tribute To The Iraqi People Promoting Trade Between Jordan and the U.S. Creating Trade And Investment Opportunities Boosting Economic Growth in Jordan Restoring Voting Rights and Value to Shareholders Educating the Serbian Public About Taxes A Cleaner Community for Senegal Updating Jordan’s Customs Administration South Africa Develops World-Class Economists Supporting Small Businesses

FINANCIAL MARKETS & STOCK MARKETS

Cultivation Techniques Improve Lives Treasury Officials Train in DC, NY Housing Bonds Spur Investors The Central Bank Gets Connected Implementing New Currency in Afghanistan Raising Professional Standards in Financial Markets Boosting Economic Growth in Jordan Modernizing Jordan’s Capital Markets Restoring Voting Rights and Value to Shareholders Creating Trade And Investment Opportunities Boosting Economic Growth in Jordan Technology Sparks Jordan’s Capital Market Growth Modernizing Trade for Farmers Coffee Growers Link to New Markets

JOB CREATION & TRAINING

Helping Aceh Rebuild Itself Boosting Skills in Post-Tsunami Aceh Young Mother Charts New Path Communities Diversify Livelihoods Villages Diversify Local Economies Displaced Families Start Over From Rubbish to Radiance City Sets its Sights on Tourism Making Tourism Sustainable Building Vocational Skills in Darfur Helping Migrant Workers Youth Gain Skills and Find Jobs Training Youth for Energy Jobs Small Loans Boost Recovery Entrepreneur Tastes Sweet Success Sewing Shop Provides Jobs and Hope Iraqi Returns Home to Lay Foundations Making Jobs for the Jobless Premium Cheese Creates Opportunities Cyber Skills Bring Business Success Cultivation Techniques Improve Lives Landmine Survivors Find Opportunities Eco-Tourism Reaps Benefits Ger Residents Rope in New Jobs Greater Savings, Cleaner Air Women Stir Up Soccer Field Rehab Farmer Workshops Improve Lives Jordan Hosts Microfinance Conference Best Practices Build Business Services With E-Government, Tech Firms Thrive Small Farmers Sell to Supermarkets Ukrainian Glass Sparkles at Show Creating New Childbirth Traditions Raising the Profile of Nicaraguan Coffee Wildlife Returns to the Plains Mining Community Turns to Tourism Students Enhance Their Business Skills New Products Expand Exports Communities Lead Their Recovery Food for Work Rejuvenates Community From Mechanic to Civic Leader A Small Business Makes Gains A Bountiful Harvest from the Sea Loans and Literacy Boost Food Security Macedonian Shoes Hit Aussie Sidewalks Giving a New Face to Dairy Packaging Organic Mushroom Sales Blossom Urban Gardens Feed Families Small Farmers Become Exporters Goats Bring Food and Development Disabled Entrepreneur Helps Others Stitching Toward a New Life Lending Better, Learning How Cocoa Brings New Markets, Confidence Business Center Blazes a Green Trail Lessons That Save Lives Farmer Associations Add Spice Reforms Help Small Coffee Growers Technology Boosts Small-Loan Systems Environmental Center Creates Jobs A Driver's License for a Computer Establishing Stable, Life Long Pensions Training Helps Small-Loan Practitioners Innovations Help Tree Nurseries Thrive Small-Scale Farmers Help Fight Hunger A Healthy Forest Makes a Healthy Profit Camp Connects Rural and Urban Youth Leadership Training Targets Youth Women Weave to Save their Families Teachers Reach out to At-Risk Children Star Cuppers Smell Success Financing Small-Scale Coffee Producers Coffee Corps Boosts Quality, Income Tunnel Provides Opportunities for Truckers Traditional Weaving Becomes Profitable Giving Women a Means to Earn a Living Canal Building Becomes a Source of Hope Quick Impact Projects Create Cash for Work Cleaner Air for 400,000 Residents in India Transforming the Hospitality Industry In Jordan Jordanian Entrepreneurs Achieve Their Dreams Raising Professional Standards in Financial Markets Boosting Economic Growth in Jordan Technology Industry Leader in the Middle East USAID Training Opens Many Doors Promoting Trade Between Jordan and the U.S. Microloans Help Jordanian Women Jordanian Women Capitalize on Small Loans USAID GER Initiative Helps Family Find Jobs Philippine Community Benefits From Tourism Philippine Midwife Opens Well-Family Clinic Emergency Employment Program Impacts Women Job Creation in West Bank And Gaza From Cow to the Store Quality Counts Business Competition Showcases Best & Brightest Historic Sale Brings New Jobs and Technology New Bixine Factory Creates Jobs and Income Pain D’Or Packed 100th Million Croissant in Bulgaria Turning a Vision Into a Profitable Business Venture Building Bridges Between Profit and Community Farmers Enjoy Sweet Success of Dairy Industry High-Speed Internet Revitalizes Business Centers Hotline Helps Start Moldovan Newspaper Business Crop Diversification Brings Hope to the Poorest Bread Brings Hope to the Guatemala Highlands Subsistence Farmers Form Export Alliance Improved Production through Cooperation Planting Seeds of Hope Brings Great Promise Raising Rabbits Brings Economic Opportunity Higher Productivity For Honduran Farmers Farmers Learn New Skills And Escape Poverty Food Vendor Turns Main Supplier of Mangoes Credit Intermediation Successful in Guinea Entrepreneur Triples Sales with Training New Bixine Factory Creates Jobs and Income Reaping the Benefit of Seed Planting Creating Trade And Investment Opportunities Reviving the Dairy Industry in Malawi Colours of Life” Program Empowers Co-op In Kenya Linking Rural Community to Global Markets Simple Technology Revitalizes Mozambique Microenterprise Leads to Independent Lives Diamond Revenues Benefit Local Communities Ex-Combatant Youth Learn Carpentry Direct Export of Premium Coffee from Tanzania Fighting Rural Poverty in Tanzania Poor Families in Uganda Transform Their Lives Rehabilitation of Irrigation Systems in Afghanistan Fostering Leadership in Egypt’s Telcom Industry Women's Rights Center Established Giving AIDS Patients A Reason To Live Orphans In Nepal Gain Practical Skills Training Philippine Community Benefits From Tourism Independent TV Network Finds Strength In Numbers USAID Loan Makes Company A “Grand” Success The Elderly of Vatra Donei Have A Safer Future Romanian Center Helps the Disabled Bringing New Ideas to Romanian Agricultural Sector Helping Family-Owned Dairy in Serbia Bolivian Scholarship Students Solve Community Problem Raising Fish to Feed a Village Education Opportunities Open Doors in Haiti Raising Rabbits Brings Economic Opportunity Creating Trade And Investment Opportunities A Helping Hand For Disadvantaged Businesses An Experience To Build A Dream On Ex-Combatant Youth Learn Carpentry Balancing Culture and Conservation in Tanzania Adolescents Assisted through Apprenticeships Potato Farmers Fight Poverty in Uganda Helping AIDS Orphans in Rwanda Fighting HIV/AIDS in Mozambique Raising Awareness of Malawian Rights Marketing & Trade Boost Company Growth Starting a Successful Career as a Businesswoman Working with Herders to Diversify Their Business Egyptian Executives Go Back to School Providing Women the Tools to Earn a Living Internship Program Opens a World of Possibilities Small Businesses in Zambia Bring About Change Providing Women the Tools to Earn a Living Demonstrations and Credit Boost Production Vanilla Is Uganda’s Green Gold Zambian Tea Company Brews Success Jordanian Women Break Stereotypes Community Centers Bring Community Services New Rubber Product Rejuvenates Industry South Africa Develops World-Class Economists Helping Disadvantaged Students Become Lawyers Uganda’s Flower Industry Is Up and Running Increasing Women’s Economic Empowerment Department Builds Innovations in Pretoria Helping the Handicapped Reintegrate Finding a New Market for Plantains Helping Farmers Increase Crop Yields Clean-up Efforts Create Jobs and Hope Building a Top Business School Honduran Farmers Make Sweet Profits Wood Processors Build Strong Market Local Eggs Now Compete with Imports Pharmaceuticals, from Humble to Hi-Tech Rural Communities Gain Skills Improving Communities and Livelihoods Intern Becomes Chief Accountant Town Creates Hub for Disabled People From Housemaid to Entrepreneur Landfill Recyclers Move Up in Life Trading Up for Better Opportunities Sweet Onions Yield Sweet Profits Grant Expand's Factory's Opportunities Sewing Uniforms, Sowing Dignity Group Helps Youth Reach New Heights Mosque Opens Computer Center Historic Shipment Reaches Retail Giant Grant Opens "a Window of Mercy" Training Promotes Entrepreneurial Spirit Getting Women's Rights on the Agenda Women Revive a Thread to Silk Road Weaving Hope for Afghan Widows Woman's Vet Skills Benefit Villages Putting Region on the Ecotourism Map Disabled Girls Bring Talents to Sewing Harvesting the Future of Journalism Helping Private Farming Take Root Women’s Handicrafts Hit World Market Building Businesses and Friendships Saving Energy Raises Firm’s Revenues Nurturing Moldova’s Market for Produce Region Takes a Crack at Organic Nuts Volunteers Catalyze Cannery’s Success Better Pay, Better Future For Apprentice A Young Woman Leads Her Community Apprenticeships Help Men Find Jobs

LOANS & INVESTMENT

Research Shapes Investment Reforms Experts Map Demand for Small Loans Family Builds Rock Solid Business A Budding Entrepreneur Secures Loan Keeping Loan Payments on Track Village Banks Make a Little Go a Long Way Taking Control of the Future Getting the Credit to Grow Small Loans Boost Small Business Small Steps Improve Lives Housing Bonds Spur Investors Loans and Literacy Boost Food Security Macedonian Shoes Hit Aussie Sidewalks Small Grants Unite Communities Organic Mushroom Sales Blossom For One Family, A Cow Is Golden Lending Better, Learning How Customizing Customs Farmer Associations Add Spice Reforms Help Small Coffee Growers Bringing Capital to Small Business Entrepreneurship Goes Online Technology Boosts Small-Loan Systems Entrepreneur Links Boost Business Establishing Stable, Life Long Pensions A Small-Loan System Graduates Small-Scale Farmers Help Fight Hunger Financing Small-Scale Coffee Producers Building Jordan’s Sustainable Microfinance Industry Jordanian Women Capitalize on Small Loans Access to Capital Sparks Growth Philippine Midwife Opens Well-Family Clinic USAID Loan Makes Company A “Grand” Success Co-op Gives Pig Farmers Hope For Better Future Transforming Banking System in Kosovo Building Bridges Between Profit and Community Funding at Critical Moment Spurs Growth USAID Loans Make Business Plans a Reality Ukrainian Farmers Find Strength in Numbers Working Capital Expands Business in Serbia El Salvadorian Farmers Become Entrepreneurs Growing Businesses with Loans and Determination Baking Bread for El Salvador Village Subsistence Farmers Form Export Alliance Credit Intermediation Successful in Guinea Women are Key Client For Microfinance Loans Empowering Farmers to Prosper in Angola Diamond Revenues Benefit Local Communities Quality Produce Makes Uganda a Key Exporter Smartcards and Savings Bring Smiles to Malawi Demonstrations and Credit Boost Production Full-Steam Ahead for Ugandan Grain Traders Jordanians Find Entrepreneurial Inspiration Romanian Municipality Plan Capital Investments Increasing Women’s Economic Empowerment Helping the Handicapped Reintegrate Supporting Small Businesses Small Loans Help Women Entrepreneurs Mobilizing for Free Elections Guarantee Opens Access to Credit Small Loans Plug the ‘Missing Middle’ Georgia Attracts Foreign Investors Mussels and Perserverance Pay Off From Housemaid to Entrepreneur Major Results from Women's Microloans When Dreams Have Wheels Villagers Earn Investing In Each Other Overcoming Tragedy with Microcredit Sharing Valuable Lending Lessons Loans Cultivate Small Business Growth

LOCAL BUSINESS & MARKETS

Investors and Business Leaders Meet Greenhouses Increase Crop Yields Pineapple Farmers Reap Big Profits Villager Opens Room with a View Seed Fair Boosts Harvest Local Businesses, Local Development Partnerships Make the Difference Farmer Navigates Tricky Watermelon Market Junked Plastics Make Profits Computers Improve Commerce Women Leaders Come Together Entrepreneur Tastes Sweet Success Entrepreneur Tastes Sweet Success Iraqi Returns Home to Lay Foundations Making Jobs for the Jobless Restoring a Market and a Community Lulu Harvest Yields Livelihoods Market Network Helps Village Relocate Vouchers Boost Local Business Landmine Survivors Find Opportunities Greater Savings, Cleaner Air Farmer Workshops Improve Lives New Practices Improve Dairy Farming Cocoa Brings New Markets, Confidence Reforms Help Small Coffee Growers Innovations Help Tree Nurseries Thrive Small-Scale Farmers Help Fight Hunger Bringing the Shahidan Market Back to Life Shopkeeper Thanks America for New Life Giving Women a Means to Earn a Living Philippine Midwife Opens Well-Family Clinic Pain D’Or Packed 100th Million Croissant in Bulgaria Providing Ecological Livelihoods in Honduras Agriculture Sector Sees Boost Through Transparency Bread Brings Hope to the Guatemala Highlands Providing Ecological Livelihoods in Honduras Combating the Coffee Crisis with Quality Products A Helping Hand For Disadvantaged Businesses Balancing Culture and Conservation in Tanzania Fighting HIV/AIDS in Mozambique Building Blocks for a Sturdy Country Marketing & Trade Boost Company Growth Mobilizing for Free Elections A Free Market Brings Fresh Produce Made In Ukraine Becomes Fashionable

LOCAL COOPERATIVES

Plastics Bring Plentiful Payoff Coffee Growers Get Fair Trade Status Coffee Profits Bring Social Benefits From Rubbish to Radiance Farmers Profit from Crop Diversity Literacy Changes a Rural Woman’s Life Coop Attracts Tourists, Boosts Profits Woman Launches Sewing Association Women Harness Artistry to Turn a Profit Busy Beekeepers Grow Business Cooperation Brings Farmers Profit Harvesters Protect Land, Reap Profits Keeping Loan Payments on Track Women Fight Malaria and Earn More Village Banks Make a Little Go a Long Way Milk Cooperative Boosts Family Income Veterinary Services Boost Animal Health Herd Management Improves Income Landmine Survivors Find Opportunities Investment Brings New Jobs Local Co-op Lifts Dairy Profits Farmers Join Forces to Compete Raising the Profile of Nicaraguan Coffee Conserving Water Increases Yields Marketing Increases Coffee Value Broccoli Farmers Get a Fair Price New Products Expand Exports From Mechanic to Civic Leader A Bountiful Harvest from the Sea Small Grants Unite Communities Giving a New Face to Dairy Packaging Urban Gardens Feed Families Small Farmers Become Exporters Women with No Time to Waste Vietnam - Craft Locally, Compete Globally Clusters Build Tech Competitiveness Cocoa Brings New Markets, Confidence Farmer Associations Add Spice Entrepreneur Links Boost Business Small-Scale Farmers Help Fight Hunger Local Co-ops Dive into Fish Farming Women Weave to Save their Families Financing Small-Scale Coffee Producers Coffee Corps Boosts Quality, Income From Cow to the Store Quality Counts Co-op Gives Pig Farmers Hope For Better Future Farmers Enjoy Sweet Success of Dairy Industry Moldovan Families Turn Surplus Milk Into Cash Turning a Vision Into a Profitable Business Venture Building Bridges Between Profit and Community USAID In Serbia Increases Farmers’ Incomes Ukrainian Farmers Find Strength in Numbers Agriculture Sector Sees Boost Through Transparency Cucumbers Make a Difference in Ukraine Ukrainian Vegetable Growers Raise Incomes El Salvadorian Farmers Become Entrepreneurs Raising Fish to Feed a Village Subsistence Farmers Form Export Alliance Improved Production through Cooperation Planting Seeds of Hope Brings Great Promise Raising Rabbits Brings Economic Opportunity Higher Productivity For Honduran Farmers Credit Intermediation Successful in Guinea Beekeepers' Association Better Manages Business Strengthening Women’s Cooperatives in Nigeria Potato Farmers Fight Poverty in Uganda USAID Training Opens Many Doors Improving Forest Management In Nepal Philippine Community Benefits From Tourism Bolivian Scholarship Students Solve Community Problem Colours of Life” Program Empowers Co-op In Kenya Communities Rally for Roads in Madagascar Microenterprise Leads to Independent Lives Balancing Culture and Conservation in Tanzania Fighting HIV/AIDS in Mozambique Building Blocks for a Sturdy Country Working with Herders to Diversify Their Business Small Businesses in Zambia Bring About Change Russia’s Future Leaders Speak in Simple Words Combating Child Trafficking in Benin Full-Steam Ahead for Ugandan Grain Traders Uganda’s Flower Industry Is Up and Running Finding a New Market for Plantains Women’s Co-op Sees Profits Soar Improving Air Quality and Livelihoods Better Coffee Yields Social Gains Landfill Recyclers Move Up in Life Making an Honest Day's Wage Possible Villagers Take Back Economic Control Weaving Hope for Afghan Widows

PRIVATIZATION

Macedonian Workers Choose Pensions Bankruptcy Gives a Second Chance Betting on Tourism in Sarajevo Designing a Social Safety Net Strategy> Privatizing Solid Waste Management Services Historic Sale Brings New Jobs and Technology Privatizing Solid Waste Management Services Fostering Leadership in Egypt’s Telcom Industry Turning Swords Into See Saws and Swings Making the Transition to Market Based Economy Building Bridges Between Profit and Community Mobilizing for Free Elections A Free Market Brings Fresh Produce Energy Overhaul Wins Top Award

SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Better Coffee, Better Lifestyle Building Better Business Practices Catering to Basic Needs Widowed Mother Becomes Breadwinner Diversifying Economies after the Tsunami Literacy Changes a Rural Woman’s Life Opening International Markets to Artisans Woman Launches Sewing Association Busy Beekeepers Grow Business A Budding Entrepreneur Secures Loan Preserving Tradition with Modern Tools Small Loans Boost Recovery Village Banks Make a Little Go a Long Way Entrepreneur Tastes Sweet Success Iraqi Returns Home to Lay Foundations Making Jobs for the Jobless Taking Control of the Future Getting the Credit to Grow Small Loans Boost Small Business Small Steps Improve Lives Lulu Harvest Yields Livelihoods Premium Cheese Creates Opportunities Cyber Skills Bring Business Success Veterinary Services Boost Animal Health Eco-Tourism Reaps Benefits Farmer Workshops Improve Lives Jordan Hosts Microfinance Conference Best Practices Build Business Services Fresh Apples, All Year-Round Entering a New Era of Business Local Co-op Lifts Dairy Profits A Farmers' Market — On the Internet Saving the Tourist Season Small Farmers Sell to Supermarkets Dressing for Success Ukrainian Glass Sparkles at Show A Farm Gets a Boost from Legal Aid - 08/05 Creating New Childbirth Traditions Raising the Profile of Nicaraguan Coffee Free Trade Boosts Okra Exports Wildlife Returns to the Plains Mining Community Turns to Tourism Conserving Water Increases Yields Broccoli Farmers Get a Fair Price Students Enhance Their Business Skills Free Trade Boosts Okra Exports New Products Expand Exports Communities Lead Their Recovery From Mechanic to Civic Leader Renewable Energy Boosts Economy New Actuaries Boost Business Macedonian Shoes Hit Aussie Sidewalks Giving a New Face to Dairy Packaging Small Farmers Become Exporters Disabled Entrepreneur Helps Others Stitching Toward a New Life Vietnam - Craft Locally, Compete Globally Clusters Build Tech Competitiveness Cocoa Brings New Markets, Confidence Eco-Friendly Farming Takes Root Lessons That Save Lives A Woman Finds a Haven from Violence Dependable Power, Dependable Crops Farmer Associations Add Spice Reforms Help Small Coffee Growers Bringing Capital to Small Business Returning to the Sea Technology Broadens Farmers' Markets Entrepreneurship Goes Online A Model For Community Improvements Entrepreneur Links Boost Business Establishing Stable, Life Long Pensions Training Helps Small-Loan Practitioners A Small-Loan System Graduates Innovations Help Tree Nurseries Thrive Small-Scale Farmers Help Fight Hunger Local Co-ops Dive into Fish Farming VitaGoat Helps Improve Nutrition A Healthy Forest Makes a Healthy Profit Women Weave to Save their Families Helping Women End the Nightmare Building Jordan’s Sustainable Microfinance Industry USAID Training Opens Many Doors Microloans Help Jordanian Women Boosting Economic Growth in Jordan Jordanian Entrepreneurs Achieve Their Dreams Jordanian Women Capitalize on Small Loans Philippine Community Benefits From Tourism Philippine Midwife Opens Well-Family Clinic Access to Capital Sparks Growth Transforming Banking System in Kosovo USAID Loan Makes Company A “Grand” Success Hotline Helps Start Moldovan Newspaper Business Turning a Vision Into a Profitable Business Venture USAID Loans Make Business Plans a Reality Enterprises Reduce Pollution and Save Money Entrepreneur Finds Success in Russian Far East USAID In Serbia Increases Farmers’ Incomes Growing Businesses with Loans and Determination Baking Bread for El Salvador Village El Salvadorian Farmers Become Entrepreneurs Raising Rabbits Brings Economic Opportunity Agricultural Diversification Increases Earnings Food Vendor Turns Main Supplier of Mangoes Entrepreneur Triples Sales with Training Women are Key Client For Microfinance Loans Simple Technology Revitalizes Mozambique Strengthening Women’s Cooperatives in Nigeria Microenterprise Leads to Independent Lives Ex-Combatant Youth Learn Carpentry Coffee Farmers Build a Quality Crop Philippine Community Benefits From Tourism Entrepreneur Finds Success in Russian Far East Angolan Women Learn Basic Literacy Skills Colours of Life” Program Empowers Co-op In Kenya Creating Trade And Investment Opportunities Women are Key Client For Microfinance Loans A Helping Hand For Disadvantaged Businesses Smartcards and Savings Bring Smiles to Malawi Fighting HIV/AIDS in Mozambique Rwandan Farmers Benefit from Quality Coffee Building Blocks for a Sturdy Country Helping Vulnerable Youth in Kazakhstan Starting a Successful Career as a Businesswoman Working with Herders to Diversify Their Business Egyptian Executives Go Back to School Capacity Building in the Ugandan Private Sector Providing Women the Tools to Earn a Living Small Businesses in Zambia Bring About Change Providing Women the Tools to Earn a Living Demonstrations and Credit Boost Production Vanilla Is Uganda’s Green Gold Zambian Tea Company Brews Success Upland Rice Gains Quickly As Staple Crop Full-Steam Ahead for Ugandan Grain Traders Jordanians Find Entrepreneurial Inspiration Jordanian Women Break Stereotypes Community Centers Bring Community Services New Rubber Product Rejuvenates Industry Uganda’s Flower Industry Is Up and Running Creating Energy Solutions for Ukraine’s Industry Increasing Women’s Economic Empowerment Department Builds Innovations in Pretoria Helping the Handicapped Reintegrate Helping Farmers Increase Crop Yields Leasing Boosts Georgian Agribusiness Restoring Textile Workers’ Livelihoods Improving Air Quality and Livelihoods Supporting Small Businesses Farmers Increase Production and Profit Small Loans Help Women Entrepreneurs Creating a Market for Artisan Cheese Honduran Farmers Make Sweet Profits Training Program Makes Walking Easier Rebuilding Communities Together Dairy Workers Boost Product Safety Wood Processors Build Strong Market Local Eggs Now Compete with Imports Pharmaceuticals, from Humble to Hi-Tech Mobilizing for Free Elections A Free Market Brings Fresh Produce Financial Alternatives for Rural Women Sculpting a Better Future Small Loans Bring Income, Independence Guarantee Opens Access to Credit Mussels and Perserverance Pay Off Entrepreneur Brings Internet to Roma Makeover Helps Garment Firm Succeed Fashion Maven Takes On Milan From Housemaid to Entrepreneur Making an Honest Day's Wage Possible Major Results from Women's Microloans Sweet Onions Yield Sweet Profits Grant Expand's Factory's Opportunities Villagers Take Back Economic Control Designer Carves Out Market Niche When Dreams Have Wheels Visit Gives Woman a New Direction A Teacher Who Makes A Difference Grant Opens "a Window of Mercy" Training Promotes Entrepreneurial Spirit Women Revive a Thread to Silk Road Weaving Hope for Afghan Widows Villagers Earn Investing In Each Other Putting Region on the Ecotourism Map Overcoming Tragedy with Microcredit Sharing Valuable Lending Lessons Students Get a Taste of Business Women’s Handicrafts Hit World Market Loans Cultivate Small Business Growth Business Skills Lead to Success in Life Opening the Door for Business Collaboration is Key to Entrepreneurship Business Courses Put to Good Use

TAX SYSTEM

Businesswoman Opens Doors New Tax System Pays for Roads, Parks Cultivation Techniques Improve Lives Treasury Officials Train in DC, NY Saving the Tourist Season Progress for the Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan Educating the Serbian Public About Taxes Community Schools Bring About Change in Mali A Cleaner Community for Senegal School Gains Access to Running Water Bulgaria Reforms Laws on Not-for-Profits Strengthening Tax Benefits for Nonprofits Cooperation Boosts Local Revenues

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Solar Energy Benefits Wood Industry The Pineapple Pioneer Improving Coir Production and Training Attracting Tourists from Afar Better Nets Trap Malarial Mosquitoes University Launches Website Computers Improve Commerce Drip Irrigation Turns Gravel into Green Cyber Skills Bring Business Success Generating Biogas from Wastewater Greater Savings, Cleaner Air With E-Government, Tech Firms Thrive Modernizing Food Safety Regulations The Central Bank Gets Connected Fresh Apples, All Year-Round A Farmers' Market — On the Internet Farmers Join Forces to Compete A Family Dairy Finds New Opportunities New Practices Improve Dairy Farming From Mechanic to Civic Leader Renewable Energy Boosts Economy Rural Djibouti Enters Cyberspace Video Encourages Girls' Education Small Grants Unite Communities Clusters Build Tech Competitiveness Customizing Customs Business Center Blazes a Green Trail Technology Broadens Farmers' Markets Entrepreneurship Goes Online Technology Boosts Small-Loan Systems A Driver's License for a Computer VitaGoat Helps Improve Nutrition Traditional Weaving Becomes Profitable Agriculture Projects Have Quick Impact Cleaner Air for 400,000 Residents in India Technology Industry Leader in the Middle East Promoting Trade Between Jordan and the U.S. Modernizing Jordan’s Capital Markets Improving Equipment is Recipe for Success New Road Links 75,000 Iraqi Villagers Boosting Economic Growth in Jordan Modernizing Jordan’s Capital Markets New Way Of Doing Business For Dairy Processor Historic Sale Brings New Jobs and Technology Banks and Banking vs. Earthquakes and Hackers Hotline Helps Start Moldovan Newspaper Business Ukrainian Farmers Find Strength in Numbers Adopting Standards Brings Growth to Business 1 Adopting Standards Brings Growth to Business 2 High-Speed Internet Revitalizes Business Centers Raising Rabbits Brings Economic Opportunity Providing Ecological Livelihoods in Honduras Linking Rural Community to Global Markets Simple Technology Revitalizes Mozambique Fighting Rural Poverty in Tanzania Window To The World - Just Opened In Our Town! New Bixine Factory Creates Jobs and Income Women are Key Client For Microfinance Loans A Helping Hand For Disadvantaged Businesses Quality Produce Makes Uganda a Key Exporter Smartcards and Savings Bring Smiles to Malawi Rwandan Farmers Benefit from Quality Coffee Building Blocks for a Sturdy Country Egyptian Executives Go Back to School Solar Power Brings Light to Ugandan Hospital Internship Program Opens a World of Possibilities Technology Sparks Jordan’s Capital Market Growth Updating Jordan’s Customs Administration Jordanian Women Break Stereotypes New Rubber Product Rejuvenates Industry Creating Energy Solutions for Ukraine’s Industry Women’s Co-op Sees Profits Soar Leasing Boosts Georgian Agribusiness Creating a Market for Artisan Cheese Honduran Farmers Make Sweet Profits Dairy Workers Boost Product Safety Local Eggs Now Compete with Imports Pharmaceuticals, from Humble to Hi-Tech Firm's Shift of Focus Revives Industry Moldovan Winery Revamps Its Style Veterinarian Dreams about Bigger Cows Communities Plan for Joint Prosperity

TRADE & EXPORTS

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