Sector

Finance and Investment

Chemonics works with investors, financial institutions, governments, and development finance institutions to design and deliver tailored finance and investment solutions—from expanding financial product offerings and fintech innovations, to mobilizing capital through blended finance, to providing advisory services to strengthen investment and policy environments conducive to business and trade. We specialize in bridging the gap between finance providers and underserved populations in lower resource settings and highly stressed environments. As an investor ourselves, we have the knowledge, networks, and solutions to deliver returns in new markets.

Capital Mobilization

Capital Mobilization

We design innovative instruments to maximize impact.

Collaborating with investors, businesses, and governments, Chemonics directs capital into high-impact sectors such as health, climate resilience, agriculture, water and infrastructure, and enterprise development. Chemonics provides technical advisory and project design services to structure public-private partnerships and blended finance tools that address capital gaps. We work to ensure capital reaches where it’s needed most—minimizing risk and optimizing returns.

Fintech and Digital Finance

Fintech and Digital Finance

We digitalize financial inclusion to accelerate growth.

At Chemonics, our fintech and digital finance solutions are designed to expand inclusive financial access and accelerate economic outcomes across emerging markets. Collaborating with commercial banks, fintech venture studios, startups, mobile network operators, central banks, and development financial institutions, Chemonics designs and implements innovative fintech solutions and provides advisory services to strengthen digital finance ecosystems.

Investment and Policy Advisory

Investment and Policy Advisory

We facilitate investment flows in emerging markets.

Chemonics delivers a comprehensive suite of investment advisory services to unlock private capital and drive sustainable development in emerging markets. Our investment advisory services span investor journey mapping, pipeline development, and transaction facilitation. We broker strategic partnerships that connect local enterprises with global capital flows. Chemonics also works alongside government clients to develop investment enabling policies and investment attraction strategies.

Financial Product Development

Financial Product Development

We help finance providers to reach new clients.

Chemonics develops innovative financial products—such as concessional debt, guarantees, sector- and segment-tailored instruments, and seed and innovation funds—to mobilize private capital for development and expand market-driven, inclusive access to finance. We back these offerings through direct support to finance providers to identify opportunities for efficiency, cost savings, or improved access to customer due diligence data. We provide advisory services on structuring, market testing, and risk mitigation to ensure products are viable and scalable.

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In loans, savings, and insurance products unlocked for new rural clients

Colombia

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In foreign direct investment attracted for agriculture, health, and energy

Uganda

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In financing facilitated to micro, small, and medium enterprises

Tunisia

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Chemonics strengthened Uganda’s investment ecosystem by mobilizing over $91 million in capital and advancing inclusive growth in agriculture, energy, and health. Through deal facilitation, investor engagement, and targeted support for women- and youth-led enterprises, the initiative helped businesses become investment-ready and improved access to finance across underserved populations. Complementing these efforts, Chemonics supported major policy reforms—including tax and green finance regulations—to create a more enabling environment for sustainable private sector investment in Uganda.

In post-conflict Colombia, Chemonics helped expand financial access to more than one million rural clients—nearly half of them women—by supporting banks and financial institutions in developing sustainable, inclusive service models. Through product innovation, digital transformation, and strategic partnerships, the initiative unlocked over $1.4 billion in financial services, introduced gender- and migrant-inclusive policies, and established over 600 banking access points that remained viable beyond project support. These efforts significantly advanced financial inclusion and economic resilience in Colombia’s most underserved regions.

Chemonics expanded access to finance for tourism SMEs in Jordan by partnering with local banks to design sector-specific loan products and build capacity among lenders and borrowers. Through tailored training, outreach campaigns, and financial matchmaking across 11 governorates, the initiative catalyzed over $44 million in tourism investment, supported women- and startup-led enterprises, and created more than 600 jobs. This work strengthened financial literacy, diversified lending options, and helped position tourism as a viable and bankable sector in Jordan’s economy.

Chemonics has played a central role in advancing inclusive economic growth in Tunisia by improving access to finance for traditionally underserved micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Through strategic partnerships and innovative financial tools—including blended finance models, digital platforms, and tailored investment support—we mobilized over $458 million in financing and supported more than 87,000 full-time jobs across all regions of the country. By building local capacity and expanding financial inclusion, especially for women- and youth-led enterprises, Chemonics has helped lay the foundation for long-term, sustainable growth.