Ni-repost ito ni ADB Gender
Last week, Keiko Nowacka, Neil Ramsden, Lagi Fisher and I had a fruitful mission to Fiji, engaging with key partners to accelerate the progress of the WE Finance Code. We appreciate the ADB Trade & Supply Chain Finance Program and Roberto Leva for giving us the opportunity to share about the WE Finance Code with regional financial institutions and women entrepreneurs. We found the discussion with Fijian women entrepreneurs especially insightful to inform the work we're doing with FIs. We are grateful to the incredible women who shared their stories. We are fortunate to have Reserve Bank of Fiji as a committed partner to advance women's financial inclusion in Fiji. With their support, four pioneering institutions Westpac Fiji, SPBD Microfinance Network, South Pacific Stock Exchange (SPX), Merchant Finance Pte Limited formally endorsed the WE Finance Code and committed to collect and analyze supply-side data on women-owned business which will greatly increase funding available to WMSMEs. We look forward to working with many more FIs in FIji and beyond. Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), #WEFinanceCode