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Kenya and Tanzania Launch Project to Boost Financial Inclusion

Kenya and Tanzania on Friday launched a project in partnership with the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations to boost financial inclusion in the two countries.

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BRAC International: Empowering Women in Liberia Through Microfinance and Beyond

BRAC International has recently expanded its microfinance operations in Liberia, marking a significant milestone in its mission to empower women in rural and remote areas.

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British International Investment and Compagnie Financière Africaine (COFINA) Advance Gender Finance for Small Businesses in Côte D’Ivoire Through EUR 14 Million Loan

The partnership will enhance local Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises’ access to much needed credit for business growth, help create jobs and address gender finance gap.

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Seedstars Financial Growth Program to Boost Financial Inclusion for Women Migrants

Seedstars, the global tech and entrepreneurship catalyst, has called on global fintechs to help drive financial inclusion for women migrants and their families in Asia, MENA, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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AfDB Signs $650,000 Grant to Provide Digital Services to Women and Youth in Chad

The Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility of the African Development Bank has signed a grant agreement for $650,000 with the Government of Chad to provide innovative digital financial and non-financial services to women and youth.

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IFC Launches Women’s Economic Empowerment Program in Tanzania

Anaweza: She Can, launched by IFC, is a wide-ranging program to empower women across Tanzania's economy to access financing, attain leadership positions in the private sector, and launch or grow businesses.

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Peace Microfinance Bank Champions Women’s Empowerment and Education

Through the Training, Advocacy, Research, and Mentorship (TARM) project, Peace Microfinance Bank Ltd. aims to empower female teachers to guide and motivate adolescent girls to pursue their education in Nigeria.

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ShEquity Invests in Woman-owned Financial Inclusion Startup Owoafara

The addition of Owoafara illustrates ShEquity’s unrelenting commitment to providing smart investments for African female entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Opportunity International Awarded $2 Million Grant From Visa Foundation to Remove Barriers and Unlock Capital to Women-Led Business

The grant will allow Opportunity International to provide micro and small business loans, digital tools and specialized technical training to women-led small- and micro businesses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda.

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African Development Bank and African Guarantee Fund Sign $110 Million Agreement With Tanzania’s CRDB Bank to Boost Access to Finance by Women’s SMEs

The bouquet of financing will enable CRDB to significantly impact the socio-economic growth of the region by empowering small businesses, especially women, and unleashing their full potential.