EZULWINI – Financial regulators and banking experts gathered at Happy Valley Hotel on Wednesday as the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) continued their regional training on greening MSMEs.
The July 23 session focused on how regulators can deploy financial tools and incentives to drive sustainable practices among micro, small, and medium enterprises.
Dr. Rasha Yousry from the Central Bank of Egypt and Setsabile Nhlabatsi of Standard Bank Eswatini opened the day with insights into green financing models that enable MSMEs to access resources for environmentally sustainable operations. Yousry drew on Egypt’s banking reforms to show how policy shifts can unlock green growth, while Nhlabatsi detailed local strategies being used by commercial banks to integrate sustainability into enterprise banking. 
The afternoon session shifted focus to country-specific approaches, with speakers from Tanzania and Sierra Leone sharing experiences on capacity-building for MSMEs. Joseph Paul Kenene of the Bank of Tanzania outlined tools being used to finance climate-smart businesses, while Momoh Sesay of the Bank of Sierra Leone explained how his country is mainstreaming sustainability into financial sector development.
