The African Development Bank’s incoming vice-president for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr Beth Dunford, and director for Agricultural Finance and Rural Infrastructure Development Atsuko Toda have joined development leaders online to launch this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Agribusiness Deal Room
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Ecobank Group wins ‘2021 African SME Bank of the Year’ award
The Ecobank Group has won 2021 African SME Bank of the Year award, for its significant contribution to the development of the SME sector during the coronavirus outbreak last year
AVCA and APO Group partner to drive strategic trade and investments across Africa
African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa, has announced its collaboration with APO Group, the leading Pan-African communications consultancy to drive trade and investment across Africa
Clean energy investment in emerging and developing economies must be a priority, says IAE
IAE’s new report in collaboration with World Bank and World Economic Forum, has shown that concerted international efforts are needed for a sustainable and resilient economic future in developing world
Maviance closes Seed investment round from MFS Africa
Maviance PLC, a Cameroon-based fintech, has closed its Seed investment round of US$3mn from the pan-African digital payments hub MFS Africa, which comes on board as a strategic investor