African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced a financial package of US$30mn to Guinea-Bissau for infrastructure, budget and governance support
Finance
Changing the small business lending landscape
Transformational small business credit assessment platform and data provider, Uplinq Financial Technologies (Uplinq), has announced a new partnership with African technology and business solutions company, Nosmay, to help credit-lenders better serve the Africa’s unbanked population
United Kingdom targets West African markets
UK exporters have gained a foothold in West Africa, which accounts for more than one-quarter of Africa’s GDP
Mauritius and India jointly e-inaugurate Social Housing Units and Civil Service College projects
The Prime Ministers of Mauritius and India, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and Narendra Modi respectively, e-inaugurated the 956 Social Housing Units and the e-launched the Civil Service College (CSC) and 8MW Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) Farm projects
Verdant Capital and KfW establish new fund to support MSME growth in Africa
Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund (VCHF) has reached its first closing at US$36mn of committed capital and support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) through investment in financial institutions