ABU DHABI, UAE - Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial engine for the economic development and industrial advancement of the UAE, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Paraguay’s Development Finance Agency (Agencia Financiera de Desarrollo, AFD). The signing was witnessed by José Agüero Avila, Ambassador of Paraguay to...
OPEC Fund to support SMEs in Paraguay with US$50mn funding
Vienna, Austria— Continuing with its initiative to support businesses across the world, the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) is providing a US$50 million loan to Banco Continental in Paraguay for on-lending to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in agricultural and livestock sectors. The investment is part of...
UAE, Uruguay discuss cooperation in various fields
Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council (FNC) Saqr Ghobash discussed with Uruguay's Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Fernando Mattos Costa the prospects for joint cooperation in several fields.
OFID to support Paraguay SMEs, agriculture
OFID has signed a term loan agreement for $30 million with Banco Regional of Paraguay, the third of its kind to the country. Proceeds from the first tranche were loaned to the agriculture sector. The second facility provided 53 sub-loans to Paraguayan enterprises for international trade finance purpose.
