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Kenya and Tanzania Launch Project to Boost Financial Inclusion
Source: XinHua Net
Kenya and Tanzania on Friday launched a project in partnership with the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA) to boost financial inclusion in the two countries.
Simon Chelugui, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the Financial Inclusion in Kenya and Tanzania project (FIKT) is a two-year initiative that targets women and youth in Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) to enhance their financial literacy.
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