The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will be launching the National Financial Inclusion Strategy and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF) prepared by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

 

Dr. Jonathan will be supported at the launching by Her Royal Highness, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, who will be visiting Nigeria on the invitation of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 22-24 October 2012. Princess Maxima is the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. 

 

Concurrently, the regional meeting of the Child and Youth Finance Initiative for Africa and the Peer Learning Programme of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (involving 17 participating countries) will also be held 23-24 October 2012.