MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Capital Bank’s National Bank of Iraq to Borrow $10m from IFC for SMEs

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, recently agreed to loan the National Bank of Iraq (NBI) USD 10 million for on-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and related advisory services. NBI is a commercial bank owned by Jordan’s Capital Bank Group.

NBI Chairman Bassem Khalil Al-Salem stated the loan will help his institution