{"id":81854,"date":"2022-10-31T15:52:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/?p=81854"},"modified":"2022-10-31T17:52:56","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T15:52:56","slug":"labadi-ifc-focuses-on-improving-business-environment-for-smes-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csregypt.com\/en\/labadi-ifc-focuses-on-improving-business-environment-for-smes-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Labadi: IFC focuses on improving business environment for SMEs in Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Assistant General Counsel in\u00a0Africa at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/en\/ifc-studynearly-half-of-online-learners-in-egypt-3-other-states-grew-their-business\/\"> the\u00a0International Finance Corporation (IFC)<\/a> Walid Labadi said the IFC focuses on improving the business environment for SMEs and this is challenging in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Labadi made the remarks on Monday while addressing the first Egypt Business Solutions Summit.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;When I think of SMEs, I think of What challenging time people have in this respect, especially with regard to having access to needed finance,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Labadi said the IFC also focuses on working with banks and mirco-finance institutions, referring to the IFC&#8217;s most successful experience of working with CIB, especially in the green finance area.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Labadi lauded the efforts exerted by young men to have successful businesses, highlighting the successful digital business examples like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vezeeta.com\/en\">Vezeeta.<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">He commended Egypt&#8217;s leadership position in Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant General Counsel in\u00a0Africa at the\u00a0International Finance Corporation (IFC) Walid Labadi said the IFC focuses on improving the business environment for SMEs and this is challenging in Egypt. 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