PROJECT

Projects

Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

544944

Primary Business Area

Access To Finance

Disclosure Date

May 25, 2009

Country

Africa Region

Region

Africa

IFC Approval Date

Apr 19, 2006

Status

Completed

Estimated Total Budget

$5,400,387.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Nov 30, 2016

Project Estimated Start Date

Mar 1, 2006

Project Description

The three-year project provides advisory services to locally owned banks in Africa, upscaling their ability to deliver trade finance services to local SMEs and to new exporters. The objective is for these banks to increase significantly their involvement in international and intraregional (“South-South”) import and export transactions.