В Таджикистан с четырёхдневным рабочим визитом прибыл Принц Рахим Ага Хан, старший сын Его Высочества Карима Ага Хана IV.
 Как сообщили «АП» в Организации Ага Хана по развитию (АКДН) в
Таджикистане, Принц Рахим прибыл в Душанбе 27 марта. В рамках своего
визита он намерен посетить Согдийскую, Хатлонскую и Горно-бадахшанскую
автономную области.
«В ходе визита в регионы Таджикистана Принц Рахим встретится с
клиентами Первого микрофинансового банка, учреждённого АКДН, а также с
официальными лицами страны», - отметил источник.
В ходе визита, как ожидается, будет проанализирован ход программ,
реализуемых в Таджикистане при финансовой поддержке Организации Ага
Хана по развитию.
Принц Рахим Ага Хан является старшим сыном духовного лидера
мусульман-исмаилитов Карима Ага Хана IV и основателя Организации Ага
Хана по развитию.
Рахим Ага Хан является Директором Фонда Ага Хана по Экономическому
Развитию (АКФЭД) и имеет особую ответственность за микрофинансовую
деятельность АКДН в мировом масштабе.
Принц Рахим прибыл в Таджикистан из Бишкека, где провел переговоры с президентом Кыргызстана Розой Отунбаевой.
АКДН - группа частных агентств, работающих с целью улучшения
жизненных условий и возможностей сообществ и отдельных людей,
проживающих в странах Африки, Южной Сахары, Центральной и Южной Азии и
на Ближнем Востоке.
Девять агентств сети работают в сферах социального, культурного и
экономического развития для всех граждан, независимо от половой
принадлежности, вероисповедания и происхождения. Основой этики АКДН
является сострадание к уязвимым членам общества.
АКДН реализует программы в областях здравоохранения,
микрофинансирования, развития малого бизнеса, налаживания
инфраструктуры, туризма, банковского дела, культурного возрождения,
снижения уровня бедности в сельской местности.
Background of FMFB
Established in 2003, FMFB-T was the
first commercial bank in Tajikistan with the principal focus on the
provision of microcredit lending. The Bank has a national mandate to
provide a comprehensive range of financial services to the poor
throughout the country. In addition to its Head Office in Dushanbe, the
Bank currently has branches in Khorog, Gharm, Khojand, Kulyab and will
open another branch in Kurgan-Tube in 2010. These branches are
supported by a far-reaching network of district offices serving
peri-urban and rural areas.
The Bank is affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network
(AKDN) – a group of nine development agencies working in health,
education, culture and rural and economic development, primarily in Asia
and Africa. Two AKDN programmes have been lending to Tajik
entrepreneurs and farmers since the early 1990s. The Mountain Societies
Development Support Programme (MSDSP), which provided credit to small
farmers and women’s groups, helped Tajikistan make the difficult
transition following its independence from the Soviet Union. The embryo
of FMFB was another microfinance programme, the Enterprise Support
Facility (ESF). This was established by the Aga Khan Foundation for the
Economic Development (AKFED) in 1996 and lent primarily to small
entrepreneurs. The staff of ESF provided the Bank with its core
microfinance expertise and a solid client base on which to establish its
lending activities.
The Bank currently provides a variety of credit and housing
products and savings products and facilitates the international transfer
of workers’ remittances back into Tajikistan. The Bank is also
offering other services, like foreign exchange and payroll services. New
services and products will be offered on the same basis as the Bank’s
credit programme, that is, at rates that support the institution’s
mandate of poverty alleviation and sustainability into the future. In
addition, given the nascent state of the banking system in the country,
the government has permitted the Bank to provide credit to small and
medium businesses, contribute to the development of an efficient payment
system, and offer deposit facilities to a broad array of domestic and
international depositors.
The Bank would not be able to provide these services without the ongoing commitment of its shareholders and partners.
The Bank’s equity is held by two AKDN agencies, as well as the
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Germany’s KfW Banking Group.
The International reputation and financial strength of these
shareholders play an important role in building local confidence in the
Bank’s durability and the security of customer deposits. The Bank also
receives vital technical support from KfW and the Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA).
As a key investment of the AKDN in the long-term development
of Tajikistan, the Bank regularly consults other agencies of the AKDN
and various international agencies and NGOs working in Tajikistan to
ensure that its operations are contributing to the overall development
of the country.
The Bank is fully licensed by the National Bank of Tajikistan
(NBT) and is periodically inspected by the NBT and other statutory
authorities.
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