USAID marks completion of Punjab enabling environment project
Islamabad, March 15, 2021 (PPI-OT): Today the United States Government marked the successful completion of a seven-year initiative to support the dairy, horticulture, and livestock sectors in Punjab. The Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP), a partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Punjab Government, and several private sector partners added more than 16,000 jobs to the Pakistani economy and leveraged approximately $240 million in private sector investment in the agricultural sector.
PEEP improved the enabling environment for the agriculture sector in Punjab by promoting private sector led growth, especially in horticulture, dairy, and livestock sub-sectors. The project also supported policy, advocacy, and regulatory reforms through a partnership with the provincial government, private sector, associations, civil society organizations, and academia.
The United States Mission to Pakistan, along with the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO), celebrated the successful completion of a pilot project to
Pakistan to set up wholesale electricity market
Business
March 10, 2021
LAHORE: Pakistan finally moves towards setting up the wholesale electricity market; following digitising upstream energy sector with the help of the United States of America.
This was made possible as the United States Mission to Pakistan on Tuesday officially handed over an innovative new metering system to the government of Pakistan to help network and market operators better manage the national power grid.
The Secure Metering System, developed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), improves Pakistan’s National Transmission and Despatch Company’s (NTDC) ability to forecast power requirements across the country.
The United States Mission to Pakistan has officially transferred an innovative metering system to the Government of Pakistan to help network and market
US, Facebook recognise Pakistani women entrepreneurs
USAID has provided training to 433 Pakistani women-owned micro, small, and medium enterprises under the initiative
The United States Mission to Pakistan, in partnership with Facebook, celebrated International Women’s Day by recognising the achievements of Pakistani women entrepreneurs who received #SheMeansBusiness training through the US Agency for International Development’s (USAID) small and medium enterprise activity, read a statement issued on Monday.
It stated that to date, USAID has provided training to 433 Pakistani women-owned micro, small, and medium enterprises under the initiative. The #SheMeansBusiness training initiative helps women-led businesses around the world and utilises social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, to boost their online presence and sales.