Browsing: Press releases

– Kenyan banks are collaborating with Safaricom’s M-PESA mobile payments service to offer higher value-added services, a credit positive -…

Access to finance by women in Africa is critical if the continent is to attain the sustainable development goals, Economic…

On the sidelines of the World Bank-IMF Spring meetings, Canada announced a $1.1 billion commitment in temporary callable capital to…

Largest fund ever raised dedicated entirely to fund-of-funds secondaries Introduces ‘X shares’ concept, a fee- and carry-free offering for NGOs BEX Capital, the first investment…

The African Union Commission, and Africa 24 GROUP have signed an MoU that will see the two institutions partner to…

24 employees will spend four and a half weeks in Kenya to support 16 local entrepreneurs London: Citi has today…

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has released its abridged audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, showing strong financial…

2019 Ibrahim Governance Weekend highlights urgent need for robust data and informed policy to manage mobility and spur economic development…

The digital revolution is one of the keys to inclusive growth and job creation in Africa The latest edition of…

Executive Director, Sahara Group, Wale Ajibade, has said collaboration between financial institutions, development agencies, trading companies, National Oil Companies and…

Fitch Ratings has assigned Togo-based bank holding company Ecobank Transnational Incorporated’s (ETI) upcoming five-year senior unsecured notes issue of up…

ECA’s Executive Secretary Vera Songwe met on Sunday 24 March with the Egyptian Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform…

Afrobytes is partnering with Congo Business Network to organize the first-ever “Pitch My Country Congo” session to be held on…

Number two of the global manufacturers in the smartphone market, Huawei continues to grow and is now one of the…

The Boards of Directors of the insurance companies RAWSUR SA and RAWSUR LIFE SA officially announce that they have been…

USD 800,000,000 or more Dual Tranche Syndicated Term Loan Facility Tuesday, 2nd April 2019, on behalf of The Mauritius Commercial Bank…

The 2019 Annual Adebayo Adedeji Lecture on the theme, “Digital Transformation of Africa: Hype or Reality”, was delivered by Dr.…

Developing Africa’s ocean economy and investing in sustainable growth The second Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) will take place on…

A partnership agreement was signed between OCP Group and Fraunhofer IMWS for the creation of the Fraunhofer-Mazagan lab, a world-class…

The Mining Challenge by OCP is an innovative concept that highlights the dynamics of open innovation, a model that the…

At the Africa CEO Forum on 25-26 March 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda, Bolloré Transport & Logistics is announcing the launch…

On April 11, tech and finance leaders, policy makers, and investors from across Africa and the United States will gather…

Following highly successful events in Washington and Lagos in 2018, the Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) returns to Washington this April,…

Digitization has been variously described as pivotal in ramping-up revenue collection for financing Africa’s development. This convergence of views characterized…

ACCRA, Ghana. 18 March marked the start of structured dialogue around Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) at Africa Climate Week hosted…

AUDA-NEPAD hosts the 3rd Africa CSA Alliance Forum Following the success of the first two Africa Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)…

 The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has made the case for factoring as a viable and sustainable solution to address the…

The African Development Bank and Sophia University in Japan, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote capacity development within…

Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Managing Director of the largest aviation group in Africa and four-star certified by SKYTRAX, has been inducted…

• With stagflation becoming a reality, exports represent an important source of revenue for the economy, particularly in the automotive…