Stabroek News - Small Business Trust ups loans by 51.2%

Reading the report on behalf of Chairman Sattaur Gafoor at the SBDFT's seventh annual general meeting in the conference room, Hotel Tower on Wednesday, Director Mohamed Ali said that for last year, 652 micro and small loans were disbursed compared to 540 in ... the SBDFT has successfully negotiated a loan agreement with the IFC, which is the financial arm of the World Bank. The first tranche of the loan was drawn in 2009 with the balance being made available this year. ...