USAID Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (LinkSME)

$45.07M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	International Executive Service Corps
Country	Vietnam
Start Date	Sep 16, 2020
End Date	Apr 23, 2025
Duration	1,680 days
Number of Grantees	80
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`213853-76`

Grant Description

USAID Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (LinkSME) aims to strengthen the supplier-buyer relationships between Vietnamese small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and multinationals located in Vietnam to help local firms participate in global value chains.

USAID LinkSME will improve the business environment by lowering costs for multinationals located in Vietnam to source locally while representing a huge opportunity to grow Vietnams SME sector and build its middle class, major consumers of American products.

The project is also helping to improve Vietnams regional competitiveness, by making it a more attractive and predictable investment climate and supporting the Indo Pacific Strategys competitiveness pillar.