African Guarantee Fund
Julika S. has experience in business development at African Guarantee Fund and previously worked as a junior consultant at EVORA Global, where Julika specialized in ESG analysis and carbon accounting. Prior to that, Julika was a business resource developer at PHMG and a mentor at Debate Mate, working with primary school children on debating skills. Julika also interned at Centro Internacional de la Papa, focusing on food security and sustainability. Julika holds a BA (H) in International Relations and Diplomacy from Nottingham Trent University.
African Guarantee Fund
The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises (AGF) contributes to the promotion of economic development vital for prosperity, stability and poverty reduction in Africa by enabling SMEs have increased access to financing. AGF has two lines of activities: the guarantee activity and the capacity building activity. Through our guarantee facility, we assists banks to partially cover the risks associated with SME lending and thus enable them increase their portfolio in that sector. Through our capacity development facility, we assist banks enhance their SME banking capabilities and thus be able to execute their SME banking strategies with ease.