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New Signed Agreement to Field Volunteers in China

May 29, 2015

On May 11, IESC and the China Association for International Exchange of Personnel (CAIEP) signed a formal agreement to field U.S. volunteer experts in China during 2015. This agreement advances the trilateral initiative between IESC, CAIEP, and AARP that began in November 2013.

Under the terms of the agreement, IESC will collaborate with CAIEP to field volunteer experts for 25 assignments in 2015. The agreement was signed at…

The president and executive director of the new microfinance association, Dr. Youssef Khalil, receives the official association registration papers from LIM’s Mahmoud El Zein and Joseph El Wanny at the Central Bank of Lebanon.

BEIRUT, LEBANON – March 17, 2015 – On January 12, Lebanon’s Ministry of Interior and Municipalities officially approved the creation of the…

Luz Zuñiga Gonzalez

November 24, 2014 – IESC is hosting Luz Zuñiga Gonzalez, a third-year undergraduate student from Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico, through the Mexico 100 Program. Gonzalez is working as a business development intern through the fall of 2014.

Mexico 100 is a 15-week professional development program for youth that is focused on learning about and…

MONROVIA, LIBERIA – October 15, 2014 – While the Ebola virus spreads through West Africa, a USAID program that aims to improve the lending environment has been continuing to work hard to keep the Liberian economy moving by facilitating essential loans for local businesses.

At an IBEX training session on food safety and environmental strategy that was held during the ebola crisis, a participant practices good hand washing…

BEIRUT – September 25, 2014 – Microfinance is critical for small and micro-enterprises around the globe. Like many other countries, Lebanon has seen a growth in the industry; MFIs (microfinance institutions) are prevalent and consistently conduct outreach to attract new clients. While microfinance is a proven mechanism to increase access to finance in Lebanon, the rapid growth of the industry necessitates coordination and cooperation among…

Diplomacy is Only the Beginning (Op-Ed)

September 10, 2014
Nations in Conflict Need a Viable Economy to Truly Rebuild

The current political crisis is destroying Ukraine’s economy. I traveled there recently in my capacity as head of the International Executive Service Corps to see how we might assist in the country’s economic rebuilding. For 50 years, IESC has played a small but important role in developing countries by encouraging a stable business environment and stimulating…