development agency
Aid-focused institution
A development agency is an organization that promotes economic growth, often by attracting business investment to a particular region or country.
Government-backed development agencies offer incentives like tax breaks or infrastructure support: The regional development agency helped bring a new manufacturing plant to the area.
International development agencies focus on aid and economic improvement in poorer nations.
- foreign aidCross-border governmental help
- aidSupport given freely
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- grantsAwarded funds for purposes
grant writing · humanitarian · international · USAID · relief · aid worker · on the ground · boots on the ground · projects · bureaucracy · missions · mission trip · peace corps · diplomacy · infrastructure · capacity · sustainable · initiative
development agencyloan shark
Illegal high-interest moneylender
colonial administration · oppressive regime · war profiteer · weapons dealer
development agencymultinational corporation
Business operating in many countries
private equity firm · hedge fund · payday lender · private corporation · corporate raider
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