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The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) is working across the Western Balkans, including in North Macedonia, to ensure that SMEs improve domestic and export market competitiveness, and effectively grasp long-term opportunities – supporting job creation, higher-value exports, and deeper integration in European value chains.

How eco.business Fund investments are supporting more sustainable, traceable and resilient cocoa supply chains in Latin America and Africa.

Inflation is stirring again, but in many emerging markets, policymakers are already moving with greater urgency and more established inflation-fighting reflexes than many advanced-economy peers. 

Across MENA and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), women entrepreneurs are building solutions for financial access and jobs, often facing tighter capital constraints. To help them in securing much needed capital, in 2025, The SANAD Fund for MSME’s Advisory & Capacity Building arm launched the Advancing Women Entrepreneurship in MENA & SSA accelerator program. The cross-regional platform is designed to equip up to 40 female-led or oriented startups with tailored capacity building, mentoring, and clearer pathways to capital.