January 2019 




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Signature of a cooperation agreement between Mauritania and IFC [In French]
Agence Mauritanienne D'Information
Additional coverage in Shorouk News [In Arabic]
Additional coverage in Arab Finance

Arab Finance
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Financial Times
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Outlook 2019 Mongolia
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BNE IntelliNews

Private enterprises - let the funds flow
China Daily
Best bank for small and medium businesses
[In Vietnamese]
Nguoi Lao Dong


Learn how IFC helped CoOp Bank cultivate high-potential SMEs in Kenya, where there is an $18 million gap in SME finance. 
Agribusiness, Small Farmers Join Event in Bangladesh
With IFC support, Green Delta Insurance Co., Ltd. designed weather-index insurance to protect smallholders and agribusinesses from climate risks. The team held its first-ever workshop on the products in Dhaka. 

Natalia Bhatia spoke at the 15th Annual Global SME Business Summit in on the role of finance in New Delhi on connecting businesses to international supply chains.
Operations Officer Prerna Saxena addressed this question in a discussion on Financial Inclusion 2.0 at the 10th Annual Global Sankalp Summit.

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