SWITZERLAND BOOSTS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA

SWITZERLAND has agreed to contribute up to USD18 million to initiatives designed to strengthen corporate governance in Sub-Saharan Africa run by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), of the World Bank.  The country’s economic affairs secretariat will earmark up to USD4.5 million of this to fund IFC advice to sub-Saharan Africa private sector companies wanting to increase their transparency and accountability. *http://www.seco-cooperation.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en



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