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Economic Growth and Trade Global Practice Lead Estefania McPhaul
Estefania McPhaul is an economic growth and trade specialist with more than ten years of progressive experience managing complex economic growth projects for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, and the International Development Bank. Estefania currently serves as global practice lead of Chemonics’ Economic Growth and Trade (EGT) practice where she leverages her expertise to enhance Chemonics’ project performance, support the development of competitive proposals, and foster innovation, industry engagement and thought leadership in the areas of trade and regulatory reform, entrepreneurship and enterprise development, financial services, public financial management, and business enabling environment. Estefania has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Washington and Lee University and a master’s degree in international trade and investment policy from the George Washington University.
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Mobilizing People to Mobilize Domestic Resources in the Philippines
In low income countries, government debt rose by 7 percent to 66 percent in 2020 and, since 2021, half of those countries are at high risk of debt distress or already in debt distress. Without being able to anticipate the next global crisis, there is increasing urgency to mobilize domestic resources to promote sustained economic…
High-Impact Partnerships for Closing the Gender Digital Divide
Access to mobile technology and the internet can help boost gross domestic product (GDP) through job creation and greater productivity, increasing access to markets, services, and information. However, despite the global adoption of technology over the last decade, access and use have not been equally distributed. There are still almost 3 billion people currently unconnected,…
How Chemonics Is Mobilizing Finance for Development
USAID is putting self-reliance at the core of its strategy to help countries achieve and finance their own development objectives and thereby end their need for foreign assistance. To finance self-reliance, countries will need systems that mobilize and spend public resources efficiently, enabling environments that allow the private sector to thrive, and diverse and well-regulated…
2020 Vision: Three Development Trends of the New Decade
Despite a global commitment, the U.N. estimates that countries and donors need $2.5 trillion in additional finance each year to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, official development assistance in 2018 was $153 billion. The number speaks for itself: the development community simply cannot…
Building Bridges Between Financial Institutions and Rural Communities in Post-Conflict Regions
This article originally appeared on the SEEP Network’s blog. In a large city, it probably would take you less than five minutes to find an ATM. In a small town, however, finding an ATM can be much more challenging. Imagine that you live in a small town torn by decades of armed conflict, and like…