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Latin America and the Caribbean
Microenterprise Support Programme (PAME) (Programa de Apoyo Crediticio a la Pequeña y Microempresa) (1992-)

 

 

Date: 1992-
Web: Official website of the programme
Description: The Credit Support Programme for Small and Micro companies has the objective contributing to the development and consolidation of the credit and financial services market for small and micro entrepreneneurs in rural and urban-marginal areas of the country, that did not acceed financial services
   

Characteristics

Target population: Micro-entrepreneurs in urban-marginal areas who carry out productive activities in the commerce, services and manufacturing sectors, as well as rural producers of coffee, cocoa, potatoes, passion fruit, flowers, among others, mainly associated in productive chains.
Area of intervention: Support to self employment
Geographic scale: National
   

Institutionality

Legal framework:
Responsible organization(s): Cooperation Fund for Social Development (Fondo de Cooperación para el Desarrollo Social FONCODES)
Executing organization(s): Cooperation Fund for Social Development (Fondo de Cooperación para el Desarrollo Social FONCODES)
   

1) Credit Fund

Recipient(s): Participants of the programme
Description: It has two types of lines, one for rural areas and the other for marginal urban areas, to finance the productive activities of microenterprises.

 

2) Technical Assistance and Training Fund

Recipient(s): Participants of the programme
Description: Generates credit activity with a percentage of 40% of the BN's funding rate to IFIS, aimed at reinforcing and strengthening the capacities of micro-enterprises and entrepreneurships.

 

 

 

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