In Tunisia, Connexus serves as a subcontractor to Chemonics on the USAID/Tunisia Business Reform and Competitiveness II Project (BRCP II), which looks to work with private sector firms to identify and overcome business constraints to make them more competitive, generate an increased demand for their products and services, and lead to job creation.
Connexus is providing both long and short-term support, including a long-term Finance Specialist who will lead Connexus’ activities on the project. Connexus’ role will be to lead the project’s objectives for SME access to finance, provide training and technical assistance to financial institutions to improve lending processes to SMEs, assist client firms to increase their capabilities to access loans.