Post COVID-19: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021, African Development Bank...
- Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targeted, and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impacts
- An additional 49 million Africans...
African Development Bank unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security against impacts of COVID-19
The African Development Bank has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes to assist African countries in tackling the nutrition and food security aspects...
Afreximbank Announces $3-Million COVID-19 Response Grant for African Countries
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a $3-million grant to complement continental efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah, who made...
Our collective humanity is at stake: African Development Bank President
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina says an accelerated global health and economic effort is needed to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
Stating...
Afreximbank Signs to Launch 300-Billion Naira Medium-Term Note Programme in Nigeria
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today in Lagos, Nigeria, signed documents to complete the registration of a 300-billion Naira medium-term note with the Securities and...
The sale of BNP Paribas subsidiaries in Africa takes a political turn
Dossongui Koné, boss of Atlantic Finance and Simon Tiemtoré, CEO of Vista bank in a tight duel for the takeover of the 3 BNP...
As a prelude to its introduction to the BVMAC, the BGFI launches a new...
With a view to defining the strategic orientations of its future 2021-2025 business plan and preparing its initial public offering at the BVMAC, the...
Oil and Gas Insurance: great victory for the local content strategy in Senegal in...
According to our sources, the president of the Senegal Oil and Gas Risks Insurance Pool, Majdi Yassine, informed the Senegalese insurance and reinsurance market...
President says Afreximbank has Disbursed $15 billion in Support of Intra-African Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has already disbursed $15 billion of the $25 billion it committed in support of intra-African trade under its current...
Egypt: $ 52 million increase in foreign exchange reserves at the end of August
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Wednesday (September 4th) a net currency reserve increase of 52.1 million USD at the end of...
Nigeria: Insurance companies comply with NAICOM requirement
As of August 20, many Nigerian insurance companies have complied with the deadline set by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to submit their recapitalization...
Sanlam Kenya becomes profitable in the first half of 2019
Sanlam Kenya posted net profit of 639.7 million shillings (about 6.2 million USD) for the first half of 2019, after a loss of 1.5...
11% increase in Salim Insurance sales in the first half of 2019
Salim Insurance announced a turnover of 65.223 million Tunisian dinars (nearly 23 million USD) at June 30, 2019, up 11% year-on-year.
According to the company's...
Waica Re becomes a group and plans to restructure its capital
Reinsurer Waica Re (Sierra Leone-based West African Insurance Companies Association) announced at a general meeting that it has established a group structure in view...