This report presents findings, conclusions, and recommendations from the final performance
evaluation of the Jordan Loan Guarantee Facility (JLGF). JLGF is a five-year cooperative agreement
between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Overseas
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and Global Communities. USAID awarded Global
Communities approximately US$9.3 million in October 2011 to provide technical assistance to
partner banks and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) to increase access to finance for the
Jordanian SME sector. OPIC provided the $250 million guarantee facility. JLGF’s approach therefore
is to lower the risk of lending to Jordanian SMEs through the loan guarantee while also building the
capacity of banks to properly review and approve qualified SME loan applications in line with
international best practices.