Costa, ValentinaContreras, IvettePalacios-Lopez, Amparo2024-06-262024-06-262024-06-26https://hdl.handle.net/10986/41779This paper links the literatures on technical assistance and access to finance by examining a Mexican program that provided capacity-building grants to nonbank financial institutions (NBFIs) serving micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Using ten years of data from 81 credit unions and a staggered difference-in-differences approach, the analysis shows that the program improved NBFIs’ efficiency, enabling them to obtain more funding from private sources and leading to a 79 percent increase in lending. The findings suggest that technical assistance initiatives can strengthen NBFIs’ ability to expand credit access for underserved MSMEs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOYOUTHASPIRATIONSEDUCATIONEMPLOYMENTMIGRATIONCOVID-19SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAQUALITY EDUCATIONSDG 4GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEINGSDG 3GENDER EQUALITYSDG 5DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTHSDG 8Working PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-10816