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How State sweetened deal to get SME support

By John Njiraini

The Ministry of Finance was forced to formulate a sweetheart deal to encourage commercial banks collaborate in the implementation of the Sh3.8 billion SME Fund. The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Fund targets a segment of the population that most banks have largely ignored.

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