Posts Tagged ‘small businesses’

Microfinance Focus, Feb 8, 2010: In November, the EBRD teamed up with the Netherlands Development Finance Company, the International Co-operation and Development Fund (ICDF) and five commercial banks to lend €50 million to Garanti Bank. The financing will be available for investments in small companies operating outside the three main Turkish cities of Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir. Garanti Bank is one of two Turkish banks that ... Full story

By Nagesh Narayana Microfinance Focus, Jan. 21, 2010: IFC has signed an agreement with the Aga Khan Foundation in Pakistan (AKF) to support the growth of smaller businesses in Pakistan by providing training and skills development to businessmen and women in the country. IFC and AKF(P), will partner to offer IFC’s Business Edge management training product to Pakistani entrepreneurs seeking to grow their businesses. IFC will train 20 ... Full story