WIC Capital secures $1m facility to boost West African MSMEs

Disrupt AfricaTom Jackson · 13 December 2023 at 09:00

WIC Capital, a local capital provider investing in Senegal and Ivory Coast that focuses on financing women-owned and managed micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), has secured a US$1 million loan from the FSDAi Nyala Facility BV to expand its impact. Led by Evelyne Dioh Simpa, WIC Capital was…
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