ITFC Launches the ‘SheTrades’ Initiative Facilitating the Economic Empowerment of Egyptian Women Entrepreneurs in Handicrafts 

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group has launched the ‘SheTrades’ initiative in Egypt. This is a programme designed to help women achieve economic empowerment by supporting access to new markets and improving competitiveness through the use of digital technologies to facilitate their business growth. The SheTrades initiative is implemented by the International Trade Center (ITC) under the Aid for Trade Initiative for Arab States (AfTIAS) program and will focus on supporting entrepreneurs in Egypt’s handicraft sector.

Why it Matters?

According to H E Dr Hala El Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development and the Governor of Egypt at the IsDB, the hand...