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Investing in impact: How Ecobank is empowering women-led businesses to thrive
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Investing in impact: How Ecobank is empowering women-led businesses to thrive

Abena OSEI-POKU
Published July 9, 20264 min read

Roughly 70% of women-owned SMEs in developing countries are either unserved or underserved by formal financial institutions, a shortfall the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has indicated as one of the largest unmet financing needs in emerging markets (IFC, Closing the Gender Finance Gap Through Blended Finance, 2023).

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