Honduras – Business and management consultancy services – Technical Assistance for the Initiative Access to Sustainable Finance for Green and Climate-Smart Value Chains

The provider will offer specialized investment-oriented support and advisory services and will provide a set of skills for comprehensive international and/or local technical assistance focused on institutional capacity building, policy advice and knowledge-sharing to improve green finance and banking practices and bring access to sustainable and inclusive financial services. This will ensure an integrated technical advice and capacity building for the institutions and beneficiaries, and the coordination between the two components and the national counterparts. This contract aims to contribute to a more robust and inclusive financial ecosystem that drives sustainable economic growth, promotes equitable opportunities, and enhances resilience to environmental (and social) challenges in Honduras. This contract supports three State-Owned Development Banks (SDBs) in Honduras, their networks of Intermediary Financial Institutions, including Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), and final beneficiaries with Technical Assistance focused on the following Strategic Objectives (SO): SO #1: Strengthen State-Owned Development Banks’ strategic role in green finance and green investments targeted for MSMEs and Households. SO #2 Increase the operational efficiency, market access, institutional knowledge and capacities of State-Owned Development Banks, Financial Intermediaries, and MSMEs, integrating sustainable, gender-responsive, and green practices and standards. SO #3: Increase socially and environmentally responsible European private sector investments in Honduras.