CB Circular No. 05/2024 – MSME Finance Survey Report Dissemination Workshop

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Bank of Zambia

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR - OPERATIONS

BOZ/EXEC/DGO/fcs/bp

February 21, 2024

CB Circular No. : 05/2024

To : All Chief Executive Officers of Commercial Banks All Chief Executive Officers of Non-Bank Financial Institutions

INVITATION TO ATTEND THE DISSEMINATION WORKSHOP FOR THE MSME FINANCE SURVEY REPORT – FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Reference is made to the above matter.

The Bank of Zambia working in collaboration with the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) and Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MoFNP) conducted the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Finance Survey in June 2022 to assess the financial access landscape for MSMEs in Zambia. However, completion of the analytical work had to be delayed due to the conduct of the 2022 National Census of Population and Housing.

The working team comprising staff from the Bank, ZamStats, MoFNP and Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise Development, recently completed the MSME Finance Survey report which is to be disseminated at a half-day workshop on February 23, 2024. In this regard, we cordially invite you to the above-mentioned workshop as your institution is key in contributing to the growth and economic transformation of MSMEs in Zambia.

See attached the programme for the MSME finance survey dissemination workshop which will be held at InterContinental Hotel on February 23, 2024.

[Signature]

Francis Chipimo (PhD)
DEPUTY GOVERNOR – OPERATIONS

cc Secretary to the Treasury – MoFNP
Governor
Statistician General (ZSA)
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Director – Financial Conduct Supervision General Counsel and Bank Secretary

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