USAID Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (LinkSME) Project Linkages for Small and Medium Enterprises (USAID LinkSME) Project Quarterly Progress Report (QPR) – Year 1 (Yr1) Quarter 2 (Q2) Covering the Period January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 Submitted April 30, 2019 This Quarterly Progress Report was made possible through support provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The opinions expressed herein are the sole responsibility of IESC and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Submitted on April 30, 2019. Revised on May 13, 2019. Prepared under the USAID Linkages for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (USAID LinkSME) Contract No. 72044018C00002 managed by International Executive Service Corps IESC Contact Ronald Ashkin USAID LinkSME Project Director 6th Floor, No. 10 Chu Văn An, Ba Đinh Hà Nội 10000, Vietnam Tel: +84 358 021 163 Email:
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[email protected] Front cover photograph: Computer Numerical Control (CNC) operator at Hai Duong Pump Manufacturing JSC, Hai Duong City USAID LinkSME Quarterly Progress Report Yr1 QPR 02 Page 1 Table of Contents Acronym list 4 Executive Summary 5 I. Introduction 6 II. Progress Against Planned Activities 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 III. Progress related to Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning 13 15 16 IV. Project Management 15 16 16 17 18 18 18 19 19 USAID LinkSME Quarterly Progress Report Yr1 QPR 02 Page 2 19 19 V.