Tag: SMEs

AfDB invests $11m in Luxemburg-based BluePeak Private Capital Fund for SME in Africa

July 3, 2023

The African Development Bank, AfDB, has made equity investment worth $11 million in Luxemburg-based BluePeak Private Capital Fund to support mid-size firms, including in the ... Read More

Egypt: Launch of Erada microfinance to provide financial services to SMEs

January 17, 2023

The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) and Etisalat Egypt have launched Erada Microfinance to provide access to a wide range of financial services to micro ... Read More

Morocco: Moves to facilitate SMEs’ access to capital market

December 9, 2021

A memorandum of understanding to facilitate the access of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to the capital market was signed on Wednesday in Casablanca. The ... Read More

Morocco: AfDB approves €120 million loan to support entrepreneurs, SMEs, stimulate recovery

November 25, 2021

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday in Abidjan approved a €120 million loan to Morocco to implement the country's ... Read More

AfDB launches transaction guarantee to support SMEs, trade in Africa

August 4, 2021

The African Development Bank, through its Financial Sector Development’s Trade Finance operations, has launched a Transaction Guarantee instrument designed to provide up to 100% cover ... Read More

EIB supports Moroccan SMEs hit by Covid-19 with €60 Mln funding

June 3, 2021

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided Moroccan CIH Bank with a €60 million funding destined to support SMEs affected by the global health crisis ... Read More

EIB: Morocco received €617 Mln in 2020 to support health sector, SMEs & agribusiness

March 10, 2021

The European investment bank provided Morocco last year with €617 million to support the Kingdom’s response efforts to covid-19, the private sector, SMEs and agricultural ... Read More

EBRD supports Morocco’s SMEs with a €40 Million Loan to CaixaBank

August 17, 2020

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting small businesses in Morocco to withstand the coronavirus pandemic impact with a €40 million loan, ... Read More

COVID-19: Over half Moroccan enterprises have ceased operations – HCP study

April 23, 2020

Morocco’s high commission for planning issued bleak figures on the impact of coronavirus, which pushed 142,000 companies to halt activity, forcing 700,000 to temporary or ... Read More

Covid-19: EBRD supports Morocco’s response efforts with €145 Mln funding

April 22, 2020

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Tuesday a €145 million financing facility to Moroccan Bank of Africa (BMCE Group) to support ... Read More