Post 200: Top D.C.-Area Businesses

Chemonics International

Small loans provided with the support of a USAID-funded microfinance project in the Philippines helped fishermen like this one buy boats to fish at sea instead of from the shore where fish are scarce. This particular project, the Microenterprise Access to Banking Services program implemented by Chemonics, has helped Philippine banks issue more than $320 million to 457,000 of the poorest Filipinos.

Small loans provided with the support of a USAID-funded microfinance project in the Philippines helped fishermen like this one buy boats to fish at sea instead of from the shore where fish are scarce. This particular project, the Microenterprise Access to Banking Services program implemented by Chemonics, has helped Philippine banks issue more than $320 million to 457,000 of the poorest Filipinos. (Photo: Photo: Sean Killian)

About Chemonics International

1717 H St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20006
www.chemonics.com | 202-955-3300 | Founded: 1975

Industry: Other | Category: Top Private Companies

The international development consulting firm works in more than 75 countries for the U.S. Agency for International Development and other foreign aid donors. Its accomplishments include automating customs in Jordan, bringing water to 350,000 people in Indonesia, rebuilding roads in Madagascar and selling land in Ukraine. Last year, it established a new regional division to focus on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

2008 Financial Data

Revenues: $340,000,000
Total employees: 3,224 | Local employees: 442
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