News
22 January 2020

MSMEDA and World Bank agree Egyptian SME findung package

Region:
Middle East & Africa

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) has signed a $200 million agreement with the World Bank to invest in SMEs in Egypt through intermediaries.: banks, microfinance institutions and non-bank financing institutions such as financial leasing companies, factoring companies, and NGOs. The agreement includes establishing a $50 million venture capital facility to finance early-stage firms.

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