FNB has been recognised by the Global SME Finance Awards 2021 in the Best Bank for Women Entrepreneurs category through an Honourable Mention for its Women in Business portfolio.
The Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs demands innovative, gender-specific support for women throughout pandemic recovery
Johannesburg, South Africa – 8 March 2021: While women entrepreneurs are making strides to overcome gender-related biases and advance their businesses in South Africa, they still face several structural and social obstacles, many of which have been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to the South African results of the latest Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs Index (MIWE), announced on the side-lines of the annual 2021 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit presented by Mastercard.
South Africa move up nine places (a 7.1 percent increase) from 2019 to rank 23