Monday, June 12, 2006

Ambassador Kenney visits in Oro; helps Green Bank's 30,000th microloan client


(LEFT PHOTO) Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney (second from left) during her June 8 visit to Cagayan de Oro strikes a pose with Omar Andaya (1st left), President, Green Bank; Rosie Bilog (center); Ismael Andaya, Chairman Emeritus, Green Bank; and John Owens USAID (3rd and 4th from left). Kenney attended a ceremony at Green Bank to recognize the bank's 30,000th microloan client. Bilog (center), who started a home-based business processing cashew nuts for sale to retailers and wholesalers. Green Bank participates in a USAID program that helps banks provide loans to microenterprise customers, creating economic growth and prosperity for families in Cagayan de Oro. (RIGHT PHOTO) Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney talks with microenterprise owners who are recipients of micro-loans from Green Bank, a Cagayan de Oro bank that participates in a USAID program that helps banks provide loans to microenterprise customers. These women have all started small businesses thanks to these micro-loans. Also pictured are Ismael Andaya, Chairman Emeritus, Green Bank (partially hidden) and Omar Andaya, President, Green Bank (far right). (Photo supply by MIKE BAÑOS)

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