Kabul Access to Finance (A2F) Business to Bank Roundtable
Date: June 27-28, 2014
During June 27-28, 2014, ABA held a two-day Access to Finance Business to Bank Roundtable to introduce the business owners in Kabul province with loan facilitation opportunities, contract farming and presentations by Banks and Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) on their products and services. In the event, the bankers present their new products and also the products for Agriculture to the participants. In these two days event, Mr. Ahmad Javed Wafa, ABA Director, Mr. Hashmatullah Anayat, Director of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock, Mr. Rod Carvajal, USAID/CHAMP Chief of Party, 85 businesses, eight banks including: Afghanistan International Bank (AIB), Ghazanfar Bank, New Kabul Bank (NKB), Pashtany Bank and Afghan United Bank (AUB) and X Number of MFIs Including: OXUS Afghanistan, FINCA- Afghanistan and ACE/ADF and Afghan Global Insurance Company have participated and presented their products and services.
Mr. Ahmad Javed Wafa spoke on the importance of access to finance in Agriculture sector, the role of banks in economic development in Afghanistan and the evolving role of ABA in Afghanistan banking sector. Mr. Hashmatullah Enayat addressed the participants on the importance of access to finance for agribusinesses growth and Mr. Rod Carvajal introduced CHAMP projects and its activities to the participants. His presentation was crucial for the agribusinesses as their main chunk of activities goes to marketing for agricultural products.
Two loans with the total amount of USD 1.1 million were requested by the roundtable participants. At the end of the event, ABA and FAIDA distributed participation certificates to the participants.
