On the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference of Africa’s Development (TICAD7), African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) signed MoUs with Japan’s three largest banks and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), Japan’s export credit agency
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South Africa aims at kick-starting the economy
South African finance minister Tito Mboweni has announced an economic growth plan aimed at kick-starting the country’s economy
Fintech Nomanini raises US$4mn in funding round led by Standard Bank
Nomanini, the fintech platform for the informal retail ecosystem, has announced a US$4mn funding round led by Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank, and completed by Goodwell Investments, an Amsterdam-based investment firm focused on fintech and financial inclusion
Accelerating inclusive private sector-led growth in São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Principe has a country-specific memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the Lusophone Compact aimed at accelerating inclusive, sustainable and diversified private sector growth
WSP and Bridges to Prosperity inaugurate third footbridge project in Rwanda
Volunteers from WSP, a global multidisciplinary professional services firm, worked with the team from Bridges to Prosperity on the ground in Rwanda to build the Kazo Suspended Footbridge situated over the Sebeya River within the Rutsiro municipality