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Author: Financing for Development in Africa
Evidence and policy options for sustainable financing for development in Africa
African Development Bank and partners discuss Africa’s potential to leverage green minerals for the energy transition
A recent webinar hosted by the African Development Bank brought together experts to examine how Africa can become a hub … More
IFC Invests in West African Fund to Boost Growth of SMEs and Women-Led Businesses in the Region
IFC has announced an investment in Uhuru Growth Fund I, a fund managed by Uhuru Investment Partners (Uhuru), a middle-market … More
Barbados and Afreximbank Announce first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum
The Government of Barbados and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have announced the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) scheduled to … More
Afreximbank provides grant to Grand Africa Initiative to train African youth entrepreneurs on delivering AfCFTA goals
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a grant to Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) to train two hundred young African entrepreneurs … More
African Development Bank, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Sign $11 Million Institutional Support Grant Agreement
l-r AfCFTA Secretariat SG Wamkele Mene, AfDB VP Yacine Fal hold up signed copies of agreement. Accra, Ghana, 25 July … More
Cassava Technologies announces $50m strategic investment from C5 Capital
Cassava Technologies (Cassava), Africa’s first integrated tech company of continental scale, announced that it has secured a US$50 million investment … More
Afreximbank and East African Business Council launch the EABC-Africa Trade and Investment Council
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the East Africa Business Council (EABC) have launched the EABC – Africa Trade and Investment … More
British International Investment and INOKS Capital announce first-of-its-kind Africa-focused trade access programme
Trade Access Program (TAP) is launched with US$ 25 million capital from British International Investment (BII) The program aims to … More
African Development Bank approves $175 million Regional Trade Finance Funded Risk Participation Agreement facility for Eastern and Southern African Trade & Development Bank
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $175 million Trade Finance Funded Risk Participation … More
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