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Tough times for Africa’s economy While Africa’s economic growth has been subdued by a slump in commodity prices, the continent is still the world’s second fastest growing economic zone. This was said on Thursday 3 rd November by His Excellency Erastus Mwencha-Deputy Chairperson of the African Union...

COMMERCIALISATION: To do or Not to Do? When making a presentation at the start of the WFDFI CEO Forum, Ms. Loyiso Ndlovu: Executive Manager-Strategy, Policy and Marketing at the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa told the story of a bank that was established in 1987 in South...

Africa, Asia-Pacific DFIs forge stronger working ties Development finance institutions (DFIs) in Africa and Asia-Pacific have forged closer working ties as a way of sharing ideas and solving common problems. Mr. Arjun Rishya Fernando, Chairman of the World Federation of Development Finance...

CEO Forum to tackle relevance and sustainability of DFIs The Chairman of the World Federation of Development Finance Institutions (WFDFI), Arjun Rishya Fernando on the 2 nd November 2016 commended the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) for hosting the WFDFI Chief Executive Officers...

‘ Leadership is a privilege’ The Joint Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Forum of the World Federation of Development Finance Institutions (WFDFI) kicked off in earnest on Tuesday with a special interest session on leadership, titled: “The role of leadership in shaping the future of DFIs.” The session...

CEDA HOSTS THE BOTSWANA DEFENCE FORCE AND SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) hosted the South African National War College through the Botswana Defence Force at CEDA on the 20 th of October 2016. The South African National War College consisting...

The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) will be hosting the CEO Forum of the World Federation of Development Finance Institutions (WFDFI) in Gaborone, Botswana, 2-4 November 2016 at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC). The Forum aims to: • Discuss current trends in the...

NOTICE OF OFFICE RELOCATION - FRANCISTOWN CLIENT SERVICE CENTRE The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) wishes to inform its esteemed customers and the public at large that the Francistown Client Service Centre (CSC) will be relocating to new offices as per the below address. Our...

In an effort to provide more Batswana with its products and services, particularly in the small micro-enterprises sector the Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) has developed a new product named Mabogo-Dinku. The product is targeted at the low income micro businesses that are not able...

Good Afternoon, It is during this trying Economic conditions that institutions like CEDA think deeply and ensure that they make available solutions that will bring about the required social and economic upliftment of the society, especially at the bottom of the pyramid. And we need to do so, with...