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A MEMORANDUM of Understanding, MoU, was signed between, the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, ICD, the private sector arm of Islamic Development Bank, IDB, Group, and Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, PTA Bank, which mandate is to finance and foster trade, socio-economic development and regional economic integration across the member countries.
The MoU envisages bilateral cooperation between ICD and PTA Bank in order to promote and facilitate the execution of their respective mandates through financing and investments in their common member countries.
Khaled Al-Aboodi, chief executive officer and general manager of ICD, and Admassu Tadesse, president and CEO of PTA Bank, signed the MoU.
During the signing ceremony, Khaled Al-Aboodi commented: “one of the main activities of ICD is to support economic development and promote the development of the private sector in the member countries. We are sure that our cooperation with PTA Bank will lead us to better serve our common goals through providing financing facilities and investments”.
Admassu Tadesse said: “We see many benefits in this new partnership with ICD, which covers several areas, including co-financing, lines of credit, treasury and risk sharing. Our cooperation will also open more opportunities to private sector investors in our common member countries.”
The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, ICD, and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank, PTA Bank, sign a MoU to facilitate financing and investment project
The MoU envisages bilateral cooperation between ICD and PTA Bank in order to promote and facilitate the execution of their respective mandates through financing and investments in their common member countries.
— Dec 13, 2016 @ 15:40 GMT
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