Mastercard has appointed Salah Goss as Head of the Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She will be leading the Lab, which has opened its doors in 2015 and is part of a partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
With the aim of facilitating growth and job creation in Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a $60 million investment in a regional risk-sharing facility.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a $10 million subordinated loan to I&M Bank (Rwanda) to strengthen the bank’s capital base.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to provide $20 million to boost lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in Liberia, the Bank said after approving the funding on Wednesday.
The 2018 African Bankers Award shortlists strong banks from Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya. Ecobank, Standard Bank and Standard Chartered, which have a large footprint across Africa, also feature across several categories.
Aiming at familiarizing banking professionals with the latest industry trends and technology solutions for emerging challenges in the banking industry, Cyber Security Africa organized Ethiopia Banking and Information Communications Technology Summit in Addis Ababa.
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent of Ecobank Group which provides financial services in 36 countries across Africa, concluded its 30th Annual General Meeting in Lomé, Togo.
A new flagship report co-produced by The African Capacity Building Foundations and the African Development Bank looks ten African countries public finance management.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) announces on the margins of the IMF / World Bank Group Spring Meetings plans for a new debt product: a Sustainability Awareness Bond, highlighting the Bank’s key role in sustainable finance both in and outside of Europe.
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), agree on Thursday to pool their expertise and experience to promote sustainable economic development, financial stability and inclusive growth in Africa.
The United Sates government announced nearly $67 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the DRC Humanitarian Conference held in Geneva, Switzerland.
The African Development Bank has signed a loan agreement for a soft commodity finance facility (SCFF) with the Export Trading Group (ETG).
Finance and economic planning ministers of African countries are set to meet in Addis Ababa to discuss on how to deal with tax related matters and other means of domestic finance mobilization including fighting against corruption, an African Union official said.
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse: Some African countries have been making progress in the fights against corruption, tax fraud and illicit financial outflows over the past few years, says a continental network, which has been sensitizing the continent to take measures against these major obstacles of development.
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