{"id":41213,"date":"2020-07-03T16:15:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T15:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=41213"},"modified":"2020-07-03T16:15:27","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T15:15:27","slug":"covid-19-ecobank-nigeria-restates-commitment-to-smes-and-agric-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/covid-19-ecobank-nigeria-restates-commitment-to-smes-and-agric-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19: Ecobank Nigeria Restates Commitment To SMEs And Agric Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ecobank Nigeria has restated its unwavering commitment to support and sustain the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in all sectors including the Agriculture sector of the nation\u2019s economy, following the emerging economic climate.<\/p>\n

This was the submission of speakers at the Ecobank Webinar held recently in Lagos.<\/p>\n

In his presentation tagged:\u00a0 Harnessing CBN and other funding opportunities for small and medium enterprises in the emerging economic climate, Emeka Agada (Head, SME, Ecobank Nigeria), stated that the bank will continue to harness and explore the various CBN intervention schemes and other funding and trade opportunities provided by Ecobank Nigeria for small businesses .<\/p>\n

He further added that Ecobank has also made available solutions that enhance trade through provision of working capital and digital platforms for payments and collections.<\/p>\n

According to him, Ecobank recognises that one of the ways of creating jobs, reducing poverty and achieving economic growth and development is by the timely extension of credit to businesses, stressing that the bank is a big player in financial intermediation in that sub sector.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

\u201cEcobank is a major player in the SME space. We have won several awards in this regard. Which is why Ecobank is commonly referred to as the SME friendly bank. We will continue to partner with CBN and other funding partners to play the important role of promoting economic growth and development through the process of financial intermediation in the sub sector under any circumstance\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Agada listed business loans offered by Ecobank to SMEs as merchant advance for businesses using digital collection channels, inventory finance for key distributors, shop owners facility for traders, purchase order and invoice discounting, asset finance, agriculture finance amongst others.<\/p>\n

He further stated that the bank also supports trade by providing solutions for facilitating onshore and off-shore activities such as export finance, import finance, bonds, guarantees, small scale import forex via form Q etc.<\/p>

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He further stated that Ecobank is also a major participant in the CBN Interventions such as Creative Industry Initiative(CIFI), Healthcare Intervention Fund, Real Sector Support Facility(RSSF) and all Agric related intervention funds amongst others.<\/p>\n

Moji Oguntoyinbo (Head, AgriBusiness, Ecobank Nigeria), in her presentation titled- \u00a0Harnessing CBN and other Ecobank funding opportunities for Agric business in the emerging economic climate, said Ecobank, is sustaining its commitment to the agriculture sector in partnership with NIRSAL and some other developmental institutions in the next two to three years.<\/p>\n

According to her, Ecobank is a partner with the CBN in all its intervention schemes and programs which are focused on the development of the agricultural sector. \u2018\u2019This relationship is generating activities across the entire value chain of the sector\u2019\u2019, she stated.<\/p>\n

She listed the various schemes and programs as Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS), Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF), Real Sector Support Facility (RSSF), Paddy Aggregation Scheme (PAS), Maize Aggregation Scheme (MAS) and Rice Distributors\u2019 Facility (RDF).<\/p>\n

This edition of the Ecobank Webinar series is an initiative of Ecobank Commercial \u00a0Banking business, aimed at deepening \u00a0conversation on the new normal for businesses and how individuals can harness new opportunities in the face of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The virtual engagement attracted participation from amongst various Ecobank customers comprising, individuals and business owners from different sectors of the economy and financial experts who joined across virtual platforms and social media handles. \u00a0Ecobank\u2019s unique and largest pan-African platform is designed to help unlock the opportunities of the continent and for the continent, through standardisation, fueling regional integration, trade and investment across borders. Due to its sterling performance, the bank has been recognized multiple times; as \u2018Best Retail Bank in Africa 2019\u2019 by the African Banker Awards and also as \u2018Most Admired Financial Services Brand in Africa 2019\u2019 by Brand Africa 100\u201d.<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n

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