Continuing the spirit of International Women’s Day, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is promoting women’s entrepreneurship and innovation across the continent
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Ethiopia reforms to increase private sector participation in economy
Ethiopia is implementing reforms to broaden the participation of the private sector in the country’s economy as well as increase competitiveness as it seeks to create decent jobs for its populace, according to Ahmed Shide, finance minister
Egyptian MSMEDA receives Gender Equality Seal Award
The National Council for Women (NCW), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has announced awarding the Gender Seal Award in the public sector to the Egyptian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA)
Paxful and Bitmart form JV to help Africa’s unbanked population
Paxful, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace, has announced integration onto BitMart, global digital asset trading platform in the cryptocurrency market, aiming to increase liquidity and scalability
Innovation crucial to create jobs in Africa, says Songwe
Africa needs to innovate in order to create sufficient jobs for its growing youthful population, according to Vera Songwe, executive secretary of Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)