Ecobank Group, the pan-African bank, has announced the appointment of Aissatou Djiba Diallo, formerly of Microsoft, as its new senior fintech advisor to strategically raise Ecobank’s support for the fintech sector
Finance
Pan-African banking is changing the region’s financial landscape
African Reviews economist Moin Siddiqi looks at how pan-African banks are now filling the gap Western banks once held across the continent
Malawi hosts AfCFTA sensitisation workshops in Lilongwe and Blantyre
The Ministry of Trade and Tourism in partnership with the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission (AUC) have organised AfCFTA Awareness Workshop in Lilongwe and Blantyre from 17-19 September
UK agrees on trade continuity with six African nations
The UK has initialled an economic partnership agreement with the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique (SACU+M) that will allow the business to keep trading freely after Brexit
Zimbabwe to host Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has announced that the sixth Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) will be held in Zimbabwe on 24-27 February 2020