Pakistan Firms

The USAID Pakistan: Firms project was a key implementer of USAID/Pakistans economic growth and stabilization strategy.

The project assisted targeted firms and sectors that offered the greatest opportunity for growth, exports, and employment.

Through this project, Chemonics worked with district governments, alongside other local businesses and organizations, to create jobs and support economic growth and stability.

The project had two complementary components designed to enhance economic growth: business enabling environment and value chain development.

The business enabling environment component improved the capabilities of government, primarily at the district level, to accelerate and facilitate economic opportunity in vulnerable districts.

To achieve this component, the project supported agricultural produce market reforms and livestock sector reforms across Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan provinces.

The primary focus of the value chain development component was development of sales opportunities for private businesses in select value chains.

The project liaised with government, primarily through the business enabling environment component, and worked directly with local industry, as the private sector has the most potential to generate economic growth.