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Nigerian Microfinance Banks Receive $20m Foreign Funds.
Over $20 million new private sector investments flowed into the micro finance institutions following a grant of $8.4 million to six micro finance banks in the country by the Nigerian Investment promotion Commission (NIPC).
Engineer Mustafa Bello executive secretary/chief executive officer of the commission disclosed this when he declared open the Abia Business Development Service (BDS) Fair organised by the MSME Nigeria project in Aba.
The MSME Nigeria project, the executive secretary/chief executive officer said is a pit of programme of the World Bank and the federal Government with the Commission as the implanting agency.
Bello who maintained that the main objective of the occasion was to demonstrate the impact of BDS fund on MSMEs/BDS market, added that the commission has been involved with the project from the initial concept and design.
Represented by Mr. John Osuji, a staff of the commission, he said,” it is also worth noting that the six banks have commenced operations and serving over 800,000 clients including over 50,000 active borrowers.
Other areas he said the Business Development Services fund had ventured into include granting of $3 million awards to 58 BDS providers, and the BDS providers, direct support for 9,473 micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
He also added the completion of a catfish farming value chain development programme covering Abia, Kaduna and Oyo States and the on-going similar programme tourism, palm oil, rice in cross River, Abia, and Kaduna State respectively.
Recalling that the project was launched in the city in 2005, Bello said: “I am delighted to tell you that the project has indeed made significant progress in addressing the issues of concern to micro, small and medium enterprises in Nigeria.”
According to him, before now the MSME had been having poor access to both loan and equity capital, adding that with the introduction of the project its access to finance had been broadened and deepened through the institutions.
Bello said he was delighted that the federal government has reestablished the private sector in its rightful place as the engine of economic growth, noting that what was of greater importance was now how the growth could be harnessed to reduce poverty.
The executive secretary said the growth can only be harnessed if it impacts on the sectors that matter for the poor and from which they derive their income and livelihood whilst at the same time providing new opportunities for them to improve their livelihood.
“In this respect’ he said “ “we recognise the important role the MSMEs play in harnessing the forces of the economic growth to benefit the poor and have non-financial support as critical to their growth.”
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