{"id":584308,"date":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/03\/29\/japan-to-support-health-ins-program-with-usd-336-mn-loan-plus-more-funding-for-women-led-businesses\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T00:00:00","slug":"japan-to-support-health-ins-program-with-usd-336-mn-loan-plus-more-funding-for-women-led-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/03\/29\/japan-to-support-health-ins-program-with-usd-336-mn-loan-plus-more-funding-for-women-led-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan to support health ins. program with USD 336 mn loan. PLUS: More funding for women-led businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Japan to give our Universal Health Ins. System a JPY 44 bn lift: <\/span><span style=\"\">The Japan <\/span><span>International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide JPY 44 bn<\/span><span style=\"\"> (c. USD 336.3 mn) i<\/span><span>n concessional financing to support the rollout of the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/135862af-85bd-4e86-9de6-2f54751c6307\" style=\"\">Universal Health Ins. System<\/a><\/span><span> u<\/span><span>nder an agreement signed with the Finance Ministry yesterday,<\/span><span> the ministry s<\/span><span>aid in <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EgyptianCabinet\/posts\/pfbid02Bsp2XfRukPko1fRCVRgeuDamFVxkYTgdzokFRYSnmHacp8GgoEtKtbC4PfkhcaFWl\" style=\"\">a statement<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. The loan will help the government complete the implementation of the new system over the next seven years and achieve targets according to schedule, the statement says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">SOUND SMART- What\u2019s concessional finance? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">It\u2019s just fancy-speak for financing that a borrower (us) gets from a lender (JICA) a lower interest rate and \/ or more favorable terms than would typically be available in the market. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">REFRESHER- <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">First announced in 2016, the Universal Health Ins. System is designed to provide comprehensive healthcare to all citizens, regardless of financial capacity to pay, while linking up healthcare providers through a digital backend that stores patients\u2019 medical information and history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">FUNDING FOR WOMEN-LED BUSINESSES FROM ITFC-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Women-led businesses are getting USD 500k in funding<\/span><span style=\"\">, courtesy of the <\/span><span>International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the International Trade Center, according to <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3zekYSR\" style=\"\">Al Mal<\/a><\/span><span>. The two sides will join forces to fund the second phase of the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itfc-idb.org\/our-impact\/projects\/she-trades-egypt\" style=\"\">She Trades initiative<\/a><\/span><span>,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> which provides support to female entrepreneurs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">BACKGROUND- Wat\u2019s She Trades? <\/span><span>It\u2019s an <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itfc-idb.org\/our-impact\/projects\/she-trades-egypt\" style=\"\">ITFC initiative launched last year<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> with the aim of increasing the participation of women-owned SMEs in Egyptian exports. 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