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Minister Elsworth Johnson is pictured, centre, at the Ministry\u2019s offices. Pictured from left are Ministry executives: Brandace Duncanson, deputy director; Deborah Watson, director; and Janice Miller, permanent secretary. Pictured from right, representing BDB: Juanette Knowles, support staff\/Office of the Managing Director; Sumayyah Cargill, unit head\/Strategic Development and Initiatives; and Dave Smith, managing director. (BIS Photo\/Derek Smith).<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Trade expansion, MSME development and trade financing will anchor partnership<\/h2>\n

Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration, the Hon. Elsworth Johnson along with executives of the Ministry met with executives of Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) in a courtesy call, July 1, 2020. The bank\u2019s Managing Director Dave Smith stated he looked forward to collaboration between the two agencies.<\/p>\n

Said Mr. Smith, \u201cwe look forward to BDB and the Ministry of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration identifying a number of opportunities for collaboration between our agencies with regards to trade expansion, MSME development and innovative solutions to facilitate trade financing. We are pleased to count the Ministry as a strategic partner and we look forward to furthering this partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration, the Hon. 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