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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12313
G7 SUMMIT / Africa

EU pledges €85 million to help finance entrepreneurship of 100,000 women

The European Union will join an initiative from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and support the entrepreneurship of more than 100,000 women in Africa to the tune of €85 million, announced the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, at the G7 Summit in Biarritz.

It will “help develop businesses run by women”, Tusk said.

This announcement was made on Saturday 24 August, ahead of Sunday's discussion between G7 members, African partners and representatives of international...