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Africa: Ecobank Group, Bank of Industry Sign MOU on SMEs across Africa
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent company of the Ecobank Group and, Bank of Industry (BOI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly Support Micro, Small & Medium Businesses across Africa (MSMEs

partnership would provide a unique framework for mobilizing resources within and outside the continent in support of entrepreneurship and private sector development in Africa which according to her are indispensable prerequisites for attaining the Millennium Development Goals.

With this partnership, Ecobank, the leading pan African banking group in Africa with a presence in 24 African countries and the Bank of Industry, a leading development bank in Africa, seek to cooperate together in supporting entrepreneurs and working together as partners in their efforts to contribute to the economic and financial development of Africa. To be continued