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Micro Enterprise
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International
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World
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Cooperation with
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SFD, in collaboration
with the Central Authority for Public Mobility and Statistics (CAPMAS),
is preparing a study to measure the social, economic and
environmental impact of community development and infrastructure
projects and see how far they affect individuals and societies
as a whole. The study is to be financed by the World Bank.
Within this framework, SFD and CAPMAS have signed an agreement
by virtue of which CAPMAS is to provide human and technical
resources required to collect statistical data related to the
study and measure economic and social return of development
projects.
On the other hand, SFD and CAPMAS have signed a cooperation
protocol to benefit from CAPMAS potentials in research and study
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Micro Enterprise Development Organization |
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SFD Board, in its
meeting held on the first of June presided by Prime Minister and
SFD Board Chairman Dr. Ahmed Nazif, approved the establishment
of an organization under SFD to take charge of financing micro
enterprises in cooperation with the Post Office and a number of
banks and businessmen. The Board also decided that SFD would
provide easy-term loans to connect houses in cities and villages
with electricity, natural gas, water and sanitary drainage
services. This project had been already implemented in Qalyubia
and Sharqia governorates as a step to cover all governorates on
condition that local labor should be used after having been
trained on kinds of works required.
Furthermore,
the Board discussed ways of boosting cooperation between SFD and
Ministry of Social Affairs in respect of expanding the small and
micro enterprise base and alleviating poverty. |
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International
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Under the auspices
of Prime Minister and SFD Board Chairman Dr. Ahmed
Nazif, SFD organized, in collaboration with the Egyptian
Franchise Development Association (EFDA), the 3rd International
Conference and Exhibition on Developing Franchise in June 1-3.
The exhibition
included a large number of international and local franchise
corporations and institutions. The conference brought together
high-level experts who discussed technical and legal aspects
related to franchise development. |
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SFD Managing
Director Mr. Hany Seif El Nasr met with the Officer of the
Program for assisting groups with special needs of the World
Bank and discussed many related social and economic issues. The
Program Officer reviewed the training schemes and successful
activities implemented by the Program to assist groups with
special needs and effect their participation in community
development.
The meeting dealt
with coordinating cooperation between the World Bank and SFD
over the elaboration of a specialized study to provide training
and retraining courses for these groups, upgrade their
professional levels and help them establish small enterprises
that would produce rehabilitation devices they need.
Currently, SFD is
undergoing a comprehensive survey of NGOs that deal with these
groups in Egypt to identify and fulfill their needs. |
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World
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SFD is
participating in the development of a new website for the World
Association for Small & Medium Enterprises (WASME) to introduce
better services to small enterprises worldwide. SFD site will be
linked with WASME's to attract a bigger number of visitors and
promote various services introduced by SFD to small & medium
enterprises on the international arena.
WASME ,the New Delhi-based association, is
one of the largest non-governmental organizations encompassing
112 member states. |
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