Islamabad, Pakistan, January 19, 2010—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today signed an agreement with the Aga Khan Foundation in Pakistan (AKF(P)) to support the growth of smaller businesses in Pakistan by providing training and skills development to businessmen and women in the country.
IFC and AKF(P), will partner to offer IFC’s Business Edge management training product to Pakistani entrepreneurs seeking to grow their businesses.
IFC will train 20 Business Edge trainers who will be selected by AKF(P). These trainers will then deliver Business Edge training for small and medium enterprises at workshops to be held between July and November 2010 in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. For more information about Business Edge see http://www.businessedge-me.com.
Al-Nashir Jamal, AKF(P)’s CEO, said, “Business training not only benefits businesses, but those employed by them by giving individuals the skills they need to find employment. This partnership with IFC will help fill a gap in business management training in Pakistan, helping entrepreneurs gain the skills they need to grow their businesses.”
via International Finance Corporation – Search Press Releases (English).
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