SME funding—Money transfers—Digital payments—Social ventures—Dairy investment—Urban development
SME funding
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group and...
Infrastructure-Real Estate-Trade Agreements-SME Initiative-Harmonized System-Ports-Shipping
Infrastructure
Transnet SOC Ltd, a South African rail, port and pipeline company, and other blue chip companies partnered with the NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF), a...
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Ethiopia’s Toll Road
Ethiopia’s first toll road, the Addis Ababa-Adama expressway, opened for traffic on September 14, cutting the travel time from the capital city...
Sanitation/Hygiene—U.S. Business Partnerships—Bilateral Cooperation—Oil & Gas PPPs—Manufacturing—Retail/Industrial Development
Sanitation/Hygiene
Ghana loses about US$232 million annually in productivity because of poor sanitation and hygiene services, according to the World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Program....
Growing Middle Class
Africa’s middle class is characterized by a per capita daily consumption of $2 to $20, according to the African Development Bank. The middle class...
EAC-EU–EAC/Japan–Taxes Kenya–Electricity Nigeria–Financial inclusion Nigeria–Agriculture–Entrepreneurship–AGOA
Trade – EAC/EU
Five East African countries — Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi — reached agreement with the European Union to renew a...
Morocco & Senegal-Caribbean & West Africa-Ghana Investment Laws-Rail Transport-EcoFriendly Ports-Crop Predictor-U.S. & East Africa
Morocco-Senegal
Holmarcom Group, a leading family-run, multi-industry group in Morocco, and Peacock Investments of Senegal formed a partnership through a capital increase that gives Holmarcom...
Top and Bottom Performers
According the 2013 Economic Report on Africa, growth across the continent is benefitting from improved macroeconomic management and prudential macroeconomic policies that underpin strong...
What’s New In Brief
A roundup of business, trade and economic developments. Topics in this column:
* EAC-EU reach trade agreement
* EAC-Japan economic collaboration
* Paying taxes via mobile money...
Labor Productivity
While Africa has the potential for generating jobs, its productivity growth remains low compared with that of Asia, according to the report Assessing Progress...
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Sino-Africa Relations: An Elder’s View
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of complaints that China is taking advantage of Africans even as it provides money...
