Kafalah lands two awards at the Global SME Finance Forum

The Kafalah program earned two awards at the Global SME Finance Forum in São Paolo, Brazil, it said in a post on X. The program took home awards for Most Innovative Global Product and Most Innovative Guarantee Program. The awards recognized Kafalah’s efforts in automating financial guarantees, slashing issuance duration to eight hours, down from 45 days in 2017, according to Aleqtisadiah.

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Going home with the Riyadh International Book Fair 2024 Excellency in Publishing awards, according to state news agency SPA:

• Children’s Literature: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press;
• Translation: Aser Al Kotob;
• Saudi Content: Tatheer Publishing and Distribution;
• Digital Platforms: Dar Jabal Amman Publishers.

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