Absa, one of South Africas five biggest banks, is among financial institutions driving the Business 20 B20 push to expand the participation of women and youth-led micro, small and medium enterprises in the global economy.
Business 20 is the official G20 dialogue forum with the global business community, providing a platform for policy recommendations.
Working in partnership with the B20 trade investment taskforce, the bank said this week it was happy with the release of a special report on inclusive trade in Africa, which identified a glaring gulf in regional and global participation of the micro, small and medium enterprises in the global economy.