WEMA BANK SIGNS $50million CREDIT FACILITY WITH ECOWAS BANK FOR INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (EBID)

Nigeria’s foremost financial institution and leading innovator, Wema Bank, has signed a credit facility of $50,000,000 with the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID); funds reserved specifically to support and promote empowerment initiatives for Wema Bank’s diverse customers. This revolutionary event held on Monday, November 20, 2023, in Lome, Togo.


The $50,000,000 Credit Facility assigned to Wema Bank aligns with EBID’s strategy of impacting SMEs across the sub-region via partnerships with banks and reputable financial institutions that have a significant reach within the subregion. With this facility, Wema Bank will now extend its already functional loan disbursement capacity to positively impact more Nigerians and business owners across the country, driving the shared vision of empowerment.



Moruf Oseni, Wema Bank’s Managing Director/CEO, disclosed that Wema Bank’s unrelenting quest to drive impact and its mission of empowering lives through innovation, were what motivated this partnership with EBID. According to him, “Banking without impact or value is nothing, which is why we continue to find new ways to positively impact the lives of our customers and our society. Our mission is clear—to empower lives through innovation—and over the years, we have developed innovative ways to achieve it. With each solution, partnership, and initiative, we have evolved into a multifarious support system and enabler across different areas of the national ecosystem and through this partnership, more lives and businesses will be impacted nationwide.”

Shedding more light on the allocation strategy for the facility, Mr. Oseni added, “This credit facility is targeted for impact across two major areas—women and agriculture. Beyond creating women-specific solutions, we are critically acclaimed for supporting women and female businesses nationwide and now, we can take our impact to greater heights. It is a personal philosophy of mine that any society that fails to empower women is flying on one wing, so we will not leave anyone behind on this journey of positive impact. Food is another area that can make or break an economy; a country where the majority can feed comfortably has solved a chunk of its problems. With this facility, we will intensify our efforts and multiply our impact across these two sectors towards the creation of a better life for all.”

Describing the partnership as long-expected, George Agyemkum Donkor, the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors at ECOWAS, emphasized the importance of women empowerment and the need to continue providing actors in the agricultural sector with resources to enhance produce, add value to the ecosystem and increase trade returns for socio-economic growth and development. Acknowledging Wema Bank’s significant role in driving the Nigerian economy, he further highlighted the impact of the credit facility on driving the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs]. “It also aligns with SDGs 5 and 2. SDG 2 talks about the fact that we should ensure food security in the subregions and of course the entire world, and SDG 5 talks about gender equality,” he added. Allocated to support the Agro Industry and empower women in the SME industry, this credit facility agreement succinctly and perfectly supports, promotes, and enables the achievement of these SDGs.

Wema Bank has sustained a reputable history of empowering and supporting its customers financially, digitally, and in every other significant way. Through this new partnership, EBID will help strengthen Wema Bank’s capacity to finance loans for SMEs, youth, students, corporates, and every other segment of its customers, beyond its already extensive range of impactful solutions. This groundbreaking partnership is unarguably a step in the right direction towards the continued achievement of Wema Bank’s mission of empowering lives through innovation.

ABOUT EBID

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) is a leading regional investment and development bank that finances credible developmental projects and programmes across a diverse range of areas. The financial institution is established by the 15 Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), including Nigeria.

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As far as people's money are safe, there's absolutely no problem.

As long as it is not the current Nigerian government that signed it, I'm not much bothered, it is a private thing, their business.

Politicians to Kolobi on a fast lane..

Accountability Checks and Balance na joke for this country

SMEs wont see shit.

Na dem dem😏

That some people are still coming here to hate, downgrade and abuse is really giving me concern
I sympathize with them because, from a general perspective, life has not been fair to them

Great!
Wema bank, the senior citizens' bank

That's great, WEMA Bank should channel this appropriately for optimum utilization.

As I no dey bank with either of them.

Zero worries

Ok now

ILoveNG:
That some people are still coming here to hate, downgrade and abuse is really giving me concern
I sympathize with them because, from a general perspective, life has not been fair to them

The present government has done nothing good for the peoples interest unless there is a profit, from which to reap the people. Hence, trust issues.

Best wishes

Good

Noted.

Inukwa ooooo

I actually come here to read comments. As expected, lots of ignoramuses and trash.

Only bank that give good interest in savings access na to Dey remove my money

Nigeria's foremost what....? 😁😁

You mean Wema collected a wholesale loan and will disburse to it's retail customers in exchange for profitable interest that is hight than the one itself will pay ? Hmm

With you! All the way my Bank....

Please is their master card still working for international transaction's? Please who could confirm? Thanks.

NO

it is no longer working

AllLovingGod:
Please is their master card still working for international transaction's? Please who could confirm? Thanks.

Ok. Thanks

vibrant99:
NO

it is no longer working

Go for their dollar card. Its very fast in transacting foreign business quote author=AllLovingGod post=127127691]Please is their master card still working for international transaction's? Please who could confirm? Thanks.[/quote]

[quote author=AllLovingGod post=127127691]Please is their master card still working for international transaction's? Please who could confirm? Thanks.[/quote.

What's the criterion for getting their dollar card?
Thank you.

Seyrexolad:
Go for their dollar card. Its very fast in transacting foreign business quote author=AllLovingGod post=127127691]Please is their master card still working for international transaction's? Please who could confirm? Thanks.

Acquiring funding is not an achievement.


Can you pay back? On contracted terms


Because OPM (other people's money) is the sweetest money..