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Burkinabé Communities Use Performance-Based Grants to Invest in Climate-Resilient Agriculture and Water

The UNCDF designed the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) to help strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities such as Saponé in the Centre-Sud Region, Loumbila in the Plateau-Central Region and Pabré in the Centre Region of Burkina Faso. 

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Grameen Foundation Grants a First Loan to the Microfinance Institution Baobab in Burkina Faso

Through its subsidiaries, Baobab provides financial services to half a million microentrepreneurs and small businesses, thus allowing access to financing to people who are not currently supported by traditional banks.

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Iran Central Bank to Launch Contactless Payment Using Mobile Phones

The bank would soon unveil payment systems that solely use mobile phones and eliminate the need to use cards for day-to-day purchases in shops