Tijara - Provincial Economic Growth (PEG) Program. to Provide Business Development and Financial Services to Iraqi Beneficiaries in Strategic Locations Throughout the Country to Promote Economic Diversification and Employment, With an Emphasis on the Growth of the Manufacturing and Service Sectors in ALL Provinces. There ARE TWO Components Covered Under This Contract. Component ONE Will Provide Business Development Services With a Focus on Sector Competitiveness, and Component TWO Will Expand Commercial Lending Through Microfinance Institutions and Banks
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $198,494,649 ($198.5M)
Contractor: THE Louis Berger Group, Inc
Awarding Agency: Agency for International Development
Start Date: 2008-01-22
End Date: 2013-03-31
Contract Duration: 1,895 days
Daily Burn Rate: $104.7K/day
Official Description: TIJARA - PROVINCIAL ECONOMIC GROWTH (PEG) PROGRAM. TO PROVIDE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCIAL SERVICES TO IRAQI BENEFICIARIES IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND EMPLOYMENT, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE GROWTH OF THE MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE SECTORS IN ALL PROVINCES. THERE ARE TWO COMPONENTS COVERED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. COMPONENT ONE WILL PROVIDE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WITH A FOCUS ON SECTOR COMPETITIVENESS, AND COMPONENT TWO WILL EXPAND COMMERCIAL LENDING THROUGH MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS AND BANKS.