Senegal, July 7 -- Odile Renaud Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), will visit Senegal week - her first official visit to the country.During the visit, which represents an important milestone in the Bank's expansion into sub Saharan Africa, the President will open an office in Dakar - the Bank's first office in the country - establishing a permanent presence to support investments and policy dialogue in Senegal.The visit will also see the rollout of the EBRD's Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (SME) Finance and Development (F&D) programme in the country, aimed at strengthening local enterprises and supporting entrepreneurship. Through a combination of advisory services, access to finance and enga...