Women start own enterprises in Afghanistan amid restrictions on employment

Apr 07, 2023

After losing their jobs to the Taliban's hardline policies, several former female employees in government institutions have started their own enterprises, TOLOnews reported.

ADB signs USD 100 million agreement with FBFL to expand MSME loans to women borrowers

Dec 12, 2025

The Five-Star Social Loan Improving Access to Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises Finance for Lower-Income Women Borrowers Project aims to increase the company's MSME...

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urges more support for women-led enterprises

Jan 06, 2025

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday highlighted the transformative role of women leadership in strengthening Indian democracy at the 'Panchayat Se Parliament 2.0'...

New Development Bank must support SMEs and women-led enterprises: Nirmala Sitharaman

Jul 04, 2025

Speaking at the 10th Annual Meeting of Board Governors of the New Development Bank, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday suggested that the multilateral...

'Womaniya' initiative of Government e-Marketplace empowers women-led enterprises in public procurement

Apr 24, 2024

The initiative aims to encourage the participation of women entrepreneurs and Self Help Groups (SHGs) from the informal sector in public procurement through the...

SWAYATT initiative on Government e Marketplace celebrates 6 years of transformative impact

Feb 25, 2025

Launched on 19 February 2019, SWAYATT was conceptualised with the clear objective of invigorating the participation of women-led enterprises and youth in public procurement.