Nigeria: FG to Crash Cost of Funds for SMEs

28 November 2012

The Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, has said the federal government was set to reduce the cost of accessing funds by small businesses in the country as part of strategic efforts to create jobs, generate wealth and enhance economic growth.

Speaking during the third series of the empowerment programme for small and growing businesses entitled, "Market Access Nigeria", Aganga said he had directed the Bank of Industry (BOI) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) to collaborate on creating about five million jobs within the next two years.

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