German Investment and Development Corporation (DEG) has issued USD 35 million for Bank of Georgia, to extend financing of the SME sector in the country. The loan will boost the total credit portfolio of the SME sector by 10-15%. DEG gives a positive estimation of the country’s economic conditions and has expressed willingness to finance other Georgian businesses.
Finansbank, Garantibank, Isbank, Sekerbank, Turk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB) and Vakifbank have expressed interest in joining a new “Finance and Advice to Women in Business" Programme, which has been designed to increase and strengthen the role of female entrepreneurs in the Turkish economy.
The programme was launched today by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Delegation of the European Union to Turkey, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish Employment Agency.
Date: November 13 2014
Location: Webinar
Applying the Principles of Good Governance to Identify, Assess, and Manage Risks
Spotcap is the new innovative online credit platform providing fast and flexible financing to small businesses. The company’s mission is to enable business owners to invest and grow without having to worry about how to finance their projects. Applying for Spotcap’s credit lines takes as little as five minutes making it the fastest online credit.
Join Laura Spiekerman, Head of Business Development & Partnerships for an introduction and Q&A session about Knox Payments.
Knox Payments allows merchants to accept payments directly from their customer’s bank accounts. It seeks to lower fees for small merchants and nonprofits while moving money faster. It allows consumers to make fast, secure direct payments using only their online banking credentials. By logging into a bank, the user allows Knox to do extensive risk assessment and satisfy KYC and AML requirements to ensure the payment is essentially risk-free.
Date: November 10 2014
Location: Washington DC - Inter-American Development Bank
The MIF will be hosting a workshop on Women and Agribusiness with the goals of sharing, identifying and systematizing lessons learned from several studies and projects conducted by the MIF on women and agribusiness in Peru, Guatemala, and Haiti.
Presentations by MEDA, Root Capital, and TechnoServe.
Join CEO Eamon Scullin for an introduction and Q&A session about FaasBank, a cloud based solution for community lending organizations.
The upcoming Post-2015 development agenda will be more ambitious than its predecessor, the Millennium Development Goals. The new agenda embraces concepts of environmental, social and economic sustainability. Achieving these transformational goals will require financing that goes beyond current resources, while focusing on being innovative and inclusive. The event will explore how to facilitate an effective launch of the post-2015 agenda with all partners.
Date: 11&12 December 2014
Location: Miami, Florida
WeXchange is the first Latin American forum focused on connecting and empowering female entrepreneurs with high-growth businesses.
Date: October 9 2014
Location: Online Chat
Business Fights Poverty in partnership with CDC, the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) is leading a discussion on how best to help small businesses to grow. Key questions for the discussion include:
