Aswan/Cairo, Egypt, 27 October 2008 – The First Microfinance Foundation (FMF), a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have signed an agreement that will increase microfinance support to poor and low income families and small businesses in the Aswan Governorate. At present, the Aswan Governorate has one of the lowest levels of access to microfinance in Egypt.
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