USAID supports economic reform efforts that focus on sustaining good fiscal sector performance and removing barriers to investment and competition. Technical assistance focuses on priority areas such as: reforming policies, regulations, and administrative practices affecting international trade and investment; building the capacity of the public and private sectors to enable them to participate effectively in the international trading systems and negotiations; and strengthening activities that support trade liberalization. USAID is helping promote local and national economic competitiveness, improve business environment, remove barriers to public and private investment, improve tax and customs administration and budget management, reduce cost and policy constraints to trade, support the provision of economic infrastructure, and enhance competition in the provision of energy, port services, and air and maritime transport.
 
USAID is helping provide an enabling environment to foster the adoption of new agricultural technologies, and supporting the expansion of the bank-provided microfinance to the microenterprise and micro-agriculture sectors.
 
ACTIVITIES