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Uganda:
Rural Women's Banks Ease Tough Times
IPS, 30 January 2012
For most Ugandan women, obtaining a commercial loan to start a business has been very difficult. Many do not have the required collateral of land title deeds and many cannot afford… Read more »
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Nigeria:
FG to Prioritize Women, Youth in Agric Transformation
Daily Trust, 27 January 2012
Women and youths in agriculture would be given top priority in terms of access to government support under the agriculture transformation agenda for enhanced development of the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Women Fund Set to Raise Its Lending As Cost of Loans Rises
Business Daily, 24 January 2012
The Women Enterprise Fund is set to lend out the highest amount of money this financial year as customers seek affordable credit in the face of rising interest rates. Read more »
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Kenya:
Gender Balance a Must-Have for Company Boards
Business Daily, 23 January 2012
I welcome the recent Capital Markets Authority push for more women seats in the boardroom. The reason for this should not be gender equality but a more businesswise approach. Read more »
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Africa:
Commonwealth Boost for Women's Export Businesses
Commonwealth, 16 January 2012
Women entrepreneurs from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean will participate at Europe's largest buyers fair following sponsorship from the Commonwealth Secretariat Read more »
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Uganda:
Women Get Top Managerial Skills
EA Business, 15 January 2012
Under the Female Future Programme conducted by the Federation of Uganda Employers, over 30 women managers graduated last week with the requisite skills to head multinational… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Empowerment - What's in It for Women?
The Herald, 12 January 2012
The furious noise around the enactment of the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act seems to have quietened down and many institutions are going about the business of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Gender Policy at IDB
Daily Trust, 5 January 2012
On the second day of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Technical Meeting for the Women Panel, the major items on the programme were: Presentation and Discussions on the Draft IDB… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Have Confidence in Women, Dar RC Tells Banks
Citizen, 19 December 2011
Local commercial banks have been urged to design special financial services for women entrepreneurs to engage them more in the economy. Read more »
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Africa:
The IT Revolution With a Feminine Touch
IMF, 19 December 2011
Up to the moment when Edna Sakwa, 22, walked into the offices of AkiraChix in downtown Nairobi, she had barely touched a computer. Her lack of tech savvy meant she was puzzled when… Read more »
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Kenya:
We Need to Value Women and Men Equally for Faster Economic Growth
Nation, 16 December 2011
If it could rid itself of gender discrimination, the average developing country would grow at least two percentage points faster every year. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Zainab Ansell - Women Must Work Hard in Business
Daily News, 14 December 2011
The Global Report on Women in Tourism (GRWT) an initiative by the United Nations World Tourism Organizations (UNWTO) has recently marked a new era for incorporating gender issues… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Women to Hone Skills
Daily News, 14 December 2011
About 300 women entrepreneurs are meeting this weekend in Dar es Salaam to exchange views and experience running small industries as well as encourage each other to achieve their… Read more »
