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USAID looks to business to funding

With the federal budget being squeezed, the US Agency for International Development seeks corporate partners.

With the federal budget being squeezed, the US Agency for International Development seeks corporate partners.

With budgets being squeezed across the board in Washington, funds for international development overseas are facing challenges–something the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is trying to circumvent by seeking corporate partnerships.

USAID administrator Rajiv Shah said businesses who contribute to U.S. development overseas are getting a head start in the global economy.

“When you look at the markets in which we work, from sub-Saharan Africa to parts of Asia to parts of Latin America, these are the markets of the future.”

USAID spends less than 1% of the federal budget, with staff working in more than 100 nations around the world.

To find out more about USAID’s work around the globe watch the rest of Rajiv Shah’s interview on Andrea Mitchell Reports, above.