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U.S.$62 Million Boost for Women-Led Businesses in Africa

The African Development Bank has been granted $61.8 million by the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative for its program "Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa". Countries targeted include Burundi, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Africa: U.S.$62 Million Boost for Women's Businesses

Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, 13 May 2019

The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) today announced its second funding allocations - expected to benefit 70,000 women- led businesses and mobilize nearly a billion… Read more »

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70,000 women-led businesses will benefit from a new round of funding for the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative - expected to mobilize nearly U.S.$1 billion globally.

Africa: Global Partners Announce $61.8 Million Allocation to Boost African Development Bank Initiative for Women Entrepreneurs

African Development Bank, 13 May 2019

The Governing Committee of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) has approved a funding allocation of $61.8 million for the African Development Bank's Affirmative… Read more »

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Ivanka Trump, OPIC Announce Huge Fund to Empower African Women

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of the U.S. president and an advisor to her father, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation have launched an initiative to invest hundreds of ... Read more »
- Africa: U.S. Agency Plans to Invest in Businesses That Empower African Women
- Ethiopia: Presidential Advisor Ivanka Trump, OPIC Chief Announce U.S.$1 Billion Women's Investment Initiative

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