GCB Bank MD calls for blended finance

GCB Bank MD calls for blended finance

…to bridge Africa’s SME funding gap

Published 52 minutes ago3 min read

Managing Director of GCB Bank PLC, Farihan Alhassan, has called for a shift in Africa’s economic development strategy, arguing that the continent’s financing challenges are less about capital scarcity and more about building the right risk structures to attract investment at scale.

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