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Absa Bank Kenya Partners With Women’s World Banking to Accelerate Growth of Women-Led SMEs
Absa Bank Kenya announced a strategic partnership with Women’s World Banking last week, aimed at deepening financial inclusion and promoting economic empowerment of women entrepreneurs across Kenya.
This partnership was signed on the sidelines of the Women’s World Banking partners breakfast held in Nairobi. It will focus on enhancing Absa’s Women in Business (WIB) proposition by leveraging on Women’s World Banking’s international expertise in women-focused financial inclusion to provide innovative financial and non-financial solutions tailored to the needs of female entrepreneurs. This collaboration is expected to support the growth of women-led enterprises by delivering innovative products, building their access to credit and capacity.
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