September 21, 2017

Increase in Health Loans for AccèsBanque Madagascar

AccèsBanque Madagascar saw a 10 percent increase in the number of health loans this quarter.

August 17, 2017

Cashew Cooperative In Cote d’Ivoire Lands Commerical Financing

Farming group accesses $2.8 million in bank loans

August 14, 2017

Growth Financing Approved for Nigerian Agro-processors

Three Nigerian agro-processors have received $1.35 million in commercial financing to support the purchase of new equipment and working capital, thanks to facilitation by the Trade Hub and its financial advisors’ network.

June 23, 2017

Promoting Access to Finance for West African Cashew Processors

Banyan Global’s West Africa Trade Hub Finance and Investment Team Lead, Mr. Jean Francois Guay, met with several large cashew processing companies in Côte d’Ivoire and Benin to discuss their financing needs.

June 20, 2017

ICRW Insights to Action Brown Bag on Gender & Financial Inclusion 

International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Thursday, June 29, 2017, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

June 19, 2017

Second Loan Allows Ivorian Cashew Company to Construct Modern Processing Facility

In March 2017, the Ivorian cashew company, Ivorienne des Noix de Cajou (INC) received a loan of $8 million, enabling it to build a modern cashew-processing facility.

June 4, 2017

Feed the Future Democratic Republic of the Congo Kivu Value Chains Project

May 31, 2017

Husband and Wife Team Boost Health and Viability of their Practice

Just months after implementing business skills acquired at a SHOPS Plus training, doctors Ely and Oly Seheno saw improvements in their bottom line and prospects for increased service delivery.

May 15, 2017

New Loan Allows Ivorian Cashew Export Company to Start Processing Next Year, Thanks to Trade Hub Support

Published May 2017 by USAID/West Africa Trade & Investment Hub

May 9, 2017

Improving Private Health Sector Lending in Nigeria

A 2009 survey showed that the financial and business development needs of private health care providers in Nigeria were largely unmet. In response, the SHOPS project provided technical assistance to Accion Microfinance Bank (ACCION) in order to help the bank better understand the private health sector and ultimately provide high quality financial products and services to this sector.