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Japanese agency commits Sh5.2b to boost businesses in Africa and Asia

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President William Ruto delivers a keynote address at the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) plenary summit on the society pillar in Yokohama city, Japan.[PCSU]

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Asia and Africa are set to get more financing after the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced a $40 million (Sh5.2 billion) investment in Aavishkaar Capital's Global Supply Chain Support Fund.

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