Project to Improve Financial Access for Women-owned Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

Country, Site Federal Republic of Brazil
Project Outline This project aims to improve access to finance for women-owned micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter referred to as “MSMEs”) by providing relatively long-term loans to a Brazil’s large credit union group. By promoting the business growth of women-owned MSMEs, the project seeks to achieve women’s economic independence and empowerment, as well as to address economic disparities in Brazilian society.
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Categorization		 Sub-projects cannot be specified prior to JICA's approval for financing, and they may have environmental impacts under the JICA Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations (January, 2022).
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