December 11th, 2006 - News

Make the world a better place and make money at the same time with Citizens Bank of Canada's Shared World Term Deposit
Nayima Umaru, a widowed mother of seven in Uganda, borrowed the equivalent of Cdn $65 to start a roadside food stall which, after eight years, grew into a small restaurant and catering business employing eight people. Confianza, a non-governmental organization in the Andean region of Peru provides capital and simple business coaching to indigenous women to improve farming productivity. These are just two of numerous examples of the individuals and organizations that will benefit from Citizens Bank of Canada's Shared World term deposit which invests in micro-credit programs in developing countries.