Commencez-vous à envisager un avenir dans les affaires en Afrique ? Avez-vous pensé au Bénin ? L’agriculture, le tourisme, le textile sont quelques-uns des secteurs clés au Bénin. Si vous souhaitez en savoir plus pour vous impliquer, ABC Connect est l’événement qu’il vous faut. Ce jeudi 28 mai 14:00 BST

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As part of our exciting new project ABC Benin, in collaboration with the Swiss Development Corporation, we are inviting you to participate in this survey to help us identify the needs of potential participants with the aim of contributing to the development of a dynamic and well-supported SME sector in Benin.

Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey here. Thanks in advance.

Success for AFFORD’s advocacy to keep money transfer businesses open during COVID-19 lockdown 

On 21 April 2020, the UK government amended the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations 2020 to include money transfer organisations as essential service providers, exempted from restrictions during the lockdown period.

This follows direct representations made by AFFORD to the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee and to DFID (Department for International Development), about the vital role of remittance flows in supporting day to day living and alleviating poverty in these times of crisis and emergency.

 

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Culture is vital to reconstruction. The AFFORD Institute’s Paul Asquith talks about our latest initiative and why, more than ever, culture matters.

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