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Economic Growth

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Insights from Administrator Rajiv Shah

economic growth and trade

: The Liberian Ministry of Land, Mines and Energy, supported by USAID, is working with local communities to explain the benefits

Message from the Assistant Administrator Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment

USAID has long recognized the importance of economic growth to development.

Millicent Juma of Olambwe tends to her vegetables.

The 'Value Girls' from Lake Victoria's Shores

Asilya Gemmal, 14, of Gure Tebeno Union, proudly displays her land certificate obtained from the Ethiopian Government with USAID

A Right to Land

Sara Maunda checks her cell phone for pricing information.

Sara Gets the Message: Texts Plant Profits for Malawi Farmers

Newly harvested olives. The sooner the olives are pressed into oil, the lower the acidity and the better the quality of the oil.

Palestinian 'Liquid Gold'

A key constraint to agricultural development in Fond Baptiste, Haiti, is the poor condition of rural roads. Above, members of th

Haiti's Road Less Traveled

Better crop yields are benefitting residents of northern Senegal, including the woman pictured here.

The Mile Between the Market and the Farm

Employees at the Sonha Corporation produce stainless steel water tanks in Hanoi.

From Brick and Mortar to Stainless Steel: Investor Voices Help Build a Better Business Climate in Vietnam

In Uganda, a USAID guarantee enabled an entrepreneur to receive a loan large enough to expand his business.

Achieving Growth by Changing Mindsets

Ana Florinda da Costa (left), 25, who got her job through a USAID internship program, works with a colleague at the Discovery In

A Seed in the Desert and a Seat at the Table

USAID Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg, right, views an exhibit highlighting the environmental partnership between USAID an

The Philippines Courts Green Growth

Mohammed Azad stands next to a pheromone trap, which lures insects and decreases the need for pesticides.

An Eggplant-Sized Difference

Members of the Fond Baptiste community carry out labor-intensive road maintenance. credit: Jacob Greenstein

The 'Mystery' of Growth

Faris Malik in his expanded Tikrit workshop.

Microfinance Fuels Iraq’s Growing Private Sector

Ghanaian Vice President John Dramani Mahama is briefed on street naming and numbering projects, April 28, 2012.

Directionally Challenged: Effort to Name Ghana’s Streets Points the Way to Economic Progress

Strengthening linkages between patients, communities and medical facilities is paramount in the prevention and treatment of HIV/

It Takes a Village: Empowering Communities to Fight HIV

Podcast: Changing the World, One Property Right at a Time