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  • 06 January, 2021

  • 3 Min Read

Preeti Sinha- To lead United Nations Capital Development Fund

Preeti Sinha- To lead United Nations Capital Development, Fund

  • The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has appointed Preeti Sinha as its Executive Secretary.
  • She is an Indian-origin investment and development banker.

Highlights

  • The executive secretary will work with her focus on providing micro-finance assistance to women, youth, and small and medium-sized enterprises belonging to the underserved communities.
  • The Executive Secretary is the highest leadership rank in the UNCDF.
  • Ms Preeti will oversee the efforts made by the organisation in delivering the scalable impact so as to make the international financial environment work for the frontier and pre-frontier markets of the world.

About United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

  • The UNCDF was established in the year 1966 by the United Nations General Assembly to promote economic development across the world.
  • It is headquartered in New York.
  • The organisation helps in providing micro-finance access to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
  • It also has the mandate to unlock the full potential of public and private finance.
  • The organisation makes public and private finance work for the poor in 47 least developed countries (LDCs) of the world.

Source: ANI

  • 12 December, 2020

  • 3 Min Read

Preeti Sinha- To lead United Nations Capital Development Fund

Preeti Sinha- To lead United Nations Capital Development, Fund

The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has appointed Preeti Sinha as its Executive Secretary. She is an Indian-origin investment and development banker.

Highlights

  • The executive secretary will work with her focus on providing micro-finance assistance to women, youth, and small and medium-sized enterprises belonging to the underserved communities.
  • The Executive Secretary is the highest leadership rank in the UNCDF.

About United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

  • The UNCDF was established in the year 1966, by the United Nations General Assembly to promote economic development across the world.
  • It is headquartered in New York.
  • The organisation helps in providing micro-finance access to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
  • It also has the mandate to unlock the full potential of public and private finance.
  • The organisation makes public and private finance work for the poor in 47 least developed countries (LDCs) of the world.

Source: ANI


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