马其顿经济增长潜力有待挖掘（在线收听）

USAID recently launched two new projects -- the Business Ecosystem Project and Factoring Project -- that will support micro, small and medium enterprises access diversified sources of finance in Macedonia. The Business Ecosystem Project is a four-year activity that will endeavor to transform the competitiveness of micro, small, and medium enterprises in Macedonia by strengthening business services, finance, and market linkages to catalytically increase their growth, productivity and generation of employment.

available and accessible for their business expansion.

最近，美国国际开发署发起了两个新项目——商业生态环境项目以及保理项目——这两个项目将支持马其顿中小微企业获取各种资金来源。商业生态环境项目为期4年，该项目将致力于转变马其顿中小微企业的竞争力，方式是加强商业服务、金融、市场对接，以大力促进经济增长、生产力发展、就业岗位的产生。

The project will work with traditional and alternative financial instruments and with micro, small and medium enterprises to ensure appropriate sources of financing are

该项目将通过传统工具和可供选择的金融工具与中小微企业合作，以确保中小微企业能获得业务扩张所需要的合适的资金来源。

The Factoring Project is a three-year activity that will support small and medium enterprises by educating and informing them about alternative access to financial options. Factoring supports the growth of companies by providing quick access to finance and accelerating the flow of cash needed by companies so they can grow more efficiently.

保理项目为期3年，该项目将通过对中小企业培训的方式，让其知道如何通过其他渠道获得资金来源。保理项目能够支持各公司的发展，因为该项目能为企业提供融资的快捷渠道，能加速企业所需的现金流转，以便企业能够更有效地成长。

The difficulty with accessing finance is among the most commonly cited obstacles to business expansion in the country, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises, said Director of the Office for Development Edward Gonzalez.

获取资金来源存在困难是马其顿业务扩张中最常见的障碍，尤其是对于中小微企业更是如此，发展办公室主任爱德华(Edward Gonzalez)如是说道。

That is why in its 25 years in Macedonia USAID has consistently included an access to finance component in its economic development projects. We have always believed that access to different kinds of finance specifically tailored to micro, small and medium enterprises is an extremely important element in their development.

所以，美国国际开发署25年来一直在马其顿的许多经济发展项目中加入了融资渠道的部分。我们一直坚信，获取中小微企业所需要的不同资金来源是其发展过程中的重要因素。

The United States is proud to work with its partner Macedonia to foster and develop the amazing economic potential of the people of Macedonia.

美国很骄傲能与伙伴马其顿合作，以促进并发展马其顿人民惊人的经济潜力。