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IFC Supports Smaller Businesses and Women Entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan

To increase access to finance for small businesses and women entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan, IFC has signed an agreement with Hamkorbank, the country’s third largest private lender, to provide a loan of up to $50 million.

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International Day of Family Remittances 2025: Maximizing a Safety Net for Rural Senegalese Families

At an event marking the International Day of Family Remittances, IFAD highlighted the importance of maximizing the impact of money sent by Senegalese working abroad for the well-being of rural families.

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Join Symbiotics' Exclusive Learning Journey in Kenya and Uganda!

This program will offer an immersive experience to explore how microfinance empowers entrepreneurs and strengthens local economies.

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Atome Secures $75M Financing to Drive Financial Inclusion Mission in the Philippines

Atome plans to continue its mission in the Philippines to improve access to risk-managed, responsible and sustainable credit products for Filipino consumers.

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Entrepreneurs Lead Job Creation in Spain and Latin America

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s (BBVAMF) 2024 Impact Report shows that vulnerable entrepreneurs supported by its microfinance institutions employed more than 158,000 people in Colombia, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Chile and Panama in the same year.

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UNCDF Calls for Global Leaders to Join Call and Deliver Private and Blended Finance for the Ocean

At UNOC3’s only Ocean Action Panel with a strict focus on mobilizing finance, speakers stressed the urgency for additional investment in the sustainable development of the ocean.

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IFC Invests CLP 23 Million in Securitized Bond Issued by Copeval to Support More Than 50,000 Farmers in Chile

The operation will support the company’s ongoing working capital needs, enabling it to provide pre-harvest financing to more than 50,000 farmers across the country.

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IFC and FirstRand Bank Set Up Risk-Sharing Facility to Boost Access to Finance for SMEs in South Africa

To make loans more accessible and affordable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), IFC has set up a risk-sharing facility with FirstRand Bank Limited that will cover half of the credit risk for a portfolio of up to ZAR1.8 billion ($99 million equivalent) of loans to these businesses in South Africa.

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CBI Launches National Financial Inclusion Strategy for 2025-2029 With International Support

This comprehensive framework aims to enable all individuals and companies in Iraq to access and use suitable, secure financial services while ensuring their rights are protected.

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SmartSwitch Botswana Brings Financial Inclusion to Thousands of Food Grant Recipients

SmartSwitch Botswana is blazing a trail for financial inclusion with a financial technology (fintech) solution that puts dignity and financial services into food voucher beneficiaries’ hands.