KNCCI President Ngatia in Talks With Grassroots Business Fund Teams
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) President Richard Ngatia today met with the Grassroots Business Fund (GBF) Team and held discussions centered on access to financial and non-financial products for MSMEs in Kenya as well as the overall business climate in the country. The Grassroots Business Fund Team, which was led by its global CEO Mr. Harold Rosen -who based in Washington, DC, USA- also included Lilian Mramba, Dushanbe Dhakan and Victoria Garzon as Ngatia continues in his pursuit of bettering the business environment in Kenya and the region. During the meeting, the KNCCI and GBF teams discussed cooperation areas in women-led and youth-led start-ups with emphasis being on access to affordable and appropriate finance and capacity building through training. Both organizations seek to address the funding gap by pairing up financial support with well-tailored technical assistance, and a hands-on coordination strategy between various players in the eco-system to