Enhancing Digital and Financial Capacity of Women-Owned SMEs (National Consultant for Egypt)

Result of Service

Through the delivery of analytical diagnostics, stakeholder consultations, capacity-building inputs, and policy instruments, the Consultant’s work will contribute to:

• Enhanced understanding of structural, regulatory, and market barriers affecting W-SMEs;
• Development of actionable, gender-responsive policy recommendations;
• Strengthening institutional capacity to integrate digital financing solutions into national trade and SME development strategies.

The consultancy will result in practical, country-specific policy tools and institutional guidance that support the creation of an enabling environment for W-SMEs to improve productivity, access digital markets, and participate more effectively in regional value chains under the AfCFTA framework.