The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a loan of $50 million to Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to channel to local enterprises and women-empowered businesses in the agribusiness, manufacturing, healthcare and renewable energy sectors. The disclosure is contained in a public statement titled, ’African Development Bank bolsters women-empowered businesses with $50 million loan to FCMB bank’ issued by the AfDB on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. The statement says that 30% of the funds, which are intended to mitigate the effects of the challenging Co...