WHAT IS THE CASA INITIATIVE?
IFC’s CASA Initiative, launched in 2008, is helping design and implement integrated strategies specially targeted to support economic recovery in conflict-affected countries. The Initiative is supported by Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway, while Denmark and Sweden provide additional support in South Sudan and Liberia respectively.
The CASA Initiative focuses on:
• Improving the business environment
through regulatory reform
• Strengthening small and medium
sized businesses and support
institutions, such as chambers of
commerce