China’s Crucial Role in APEC
By Carlos Aquino Rodriguez – In 1994 the Bogor goals were established Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) with the aim to achieve by 2020 an area of free trade and investment among all…
Developing countries improve access to credit, says World Bank
Developing countries carried out 206 reforms, accounting for 78 percent of the total reforms, with Sub-Saharan Africa implementing 83 reforms, a record for a second consecutive year for the region, and South…
Finding friendship in a safe haven: A Pakistani researcher’s experience in China
By Xinhua writer Sudeshna Sarkar, Li Li, Ma Qian – When Saira Safdar, dressed in her white coat, the universal uniform of researchers in laboratories, poring over her test tubes with frothing…
European Investment Bank provides $100 million equity fund to Ethiopia
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support private equity investment across Ethiopia though support for the new $100 million Cepheus Growth Capital Fund, the Bank said.
British trade, investment envoy to visit Ethiopia
The British Prime Minister’s newly appointed trade and investment envoy to Ethiopia, Mr. Jeremy Lefroy MP, is set to visit Ethiopia on 21-22 September, the British Emissary said.
Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea become Africa 50 shareholders
Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo have become shareholders of Africa50, an initiative of African Development Bank Group (AfDB) that aims to improve infrastructure in Africa by developing bankable projects and…
AfDB, Islamic Development Bank, African Development Bank agree to mobilize $2 billion in three years
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have signed a $2 billion landmark deal to strengthen partnership at country level.
UN Deputy Chief calls for greater partnership to implement Africa’s development agenda
While Africa has made significant progress, the great challenge that lies before us is how to deliver on the full promise of the global 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063 for Africa and…
Remittance lifts millions out of poverty, says new report
The amount of money migrants send to their families in developing countries has risen by 51 per cent over the past decade – far greater than the 28 per cent increase in migration from…
China says Africa benefits from Belt and Road vision
By Li Ning from People’s Daily: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday the vision of the Belt and Road Initiative is becoming a reality and bearing rich fruit four years after it…
Korean businesses urged to invest in Africa
The African Development bank and Korea’s Busan Metropolitan city urged Korean investors to speed the development of Africa by investing more in the continent.
Kaduna Investment Forum unveils Ease of Doing Business Charter
The 2nd Kaduna Investment Forum (Kadinvest 2.0) which, took place on Thursday in Nigeria’s northern State of Kaduna, unveils the Ease of Doing Business Charter.
Ethiopian maids continue to suffer in the Middle East
The amateur video shot in Kuwait last week showing Ethiopian maid falling from the 7th floor, reveals the continued abuse of Ethiopian maids in the Middle East.
Geneva Forum calls for new African business model
The fifth edition of the Africa CEO Forum, a Jeune Afrique Group initiative, organized in partnership with the African Development Bank opens in Geneva with a call to reinvent a ‘new African…