World Bank Group to Help Attract Investments and Empower Women Entrepreneurs in Armenia

The World Bank Group, in partnership with the United Kingdom’s Good Governance Fund, is launching a new advisory program in Armenia to help the government implement reforms, attract foreign direct investment (FDI), and foster female entrepreneurship to spur business growth and job creation. Since 2008, attracting FDI to Armenia has been challenging due to the global economic crisis, the recession in Russia—the country’s main trading partner—and regulatory and institutional issues. Armenia also faces disparities between women and men in entrepreneurship, reducing economic output to an equivalent of 14 percent of…

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The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ Continues to Champion Women Entrepreneurs at She’s Next, Empowered by Visa

The Scotiabank Women Initiative™ participated in the first Visa Canada She’s Next, Empowered by Visa workshop in Toronto, a global initiative to support and champion women business owners as they build, sustain and advance their businesses. Participation in She’s Next, is the latest from The Scotiabank Women Initiative™, which recently announced a $3-billion commitment in capital over its first three years to support women-led businesses. “We are thrilled to participate in the launch of She’s Next in Canada to continue to deliver for women business leaders,” said Gillian Riley, President…

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