Summary: MCC’s $301.8 million Benin Compact (2006-2011) funded the $19.4 million Access to Justice (A2J) Project. The project aimed to improve the functioning of the justice system, expedite and increase business registrations, and encourage faster and cheaper contract dispute resolutions, as well as increase the public’s confidence in the system. In theory, with increased capacity to enforce contracts, the country’s investment climate would improve and thereby stimulate economic growth and reduce poverty.