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UPsides 8 on ‘women entrepreneurs’ published

This week, issue number 8 of UPsides, the magazine about finance and development, was published. This issue discusses gender issues in the field of development finance and highlights some striking examples of successful women entrepreneurs. One of them is Ela Bhatt, Founder of SEWA and Role Model for Financial Leadership.

For more information, please visit www.upsides.nl

The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) is the international development bank of the Netherlands. FMO invests risk capital in companies and financial institutions in developing countries. With an investment portfolio of € 3.4 billion, FMO is one of the largest bilateral development banks worldwide. Thanks in part to its relationship with the Dutch government, FMO is able to take risks which commercial financiers are not - or not yet - prepared to take. FMO's mission: to create flourishing enterprises, which can serve as engines of sustainable growth in their countries.

Press contact:
Nicoline van Slingelandt
Communications Officer (PR)
T: +31 70 314 9790
M: +31 622 563 047
E: n.van.slingelandt@fmo.nl

 

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