Africa
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Partners to unlock the entrepreneurial capacity of women-led enterprises in Africa
NAIROBI-Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund [AECF] and the Africa Development Bank Group’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa [AFAWA] initiative have partnered to scale and realise the entrepreneurial capacity, feasibility and sustainability…
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AfDB extends €63.6mln loan for agro-processing project in Senegal
ABIDJAN– The African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a loan of €63.6 million to Senegal to implement the Agropole-Centre agro-industrial processing zone project. The Ministry of Industrial Development and Small and Medium…
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Associates seek sustainable cooperative sector in Nigeria
ABUJA-The Cooperative Rating & Award Society of Nigeria [CRASoN] has called for the development and sustainability of the cooperative sector in the country, according to local news outlet Punch. Punch quoted the group…
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AfDB and partners launch US$ 520mln for special agro-industrial processing zones in Nigeria
ABUJA– Nigeria on Monday began its long journey to end hunger and achieve food security by launching the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones [SAPZ], a programme initiated by the African Development Bank [AfDB].…
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Scaling up agriculture: Continental lenders pledge to mobilise credit for women
ABIDJAN-Development lenders in Africa can seize the current global crises as an impetus to help the continent significantly increase food production, especially by supporting women. This was a common conclusion of panelists…
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Kenya co-ops top in Africa, says WOCCU report
NAIROBI-Co-operatives in Kenya top in African content with high membership and wealth, a new Statistical Report by the World Council of Credit Unions [ WOCCU ]shows. The report indicates that 9,041 Co-operative…
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AfDB, COMESA hold workshop on harmonised consumer price indices in Africa
NAIVASHA– COMESA in collaboration with the African Development Bank [AfDB] last week conducted a five-day regional workshop in Naivasha, Kenya on harmonising consumer price indices in Africa. The aim is to improve…
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AfDB approves US$ 3mln in additional financing for Liberia’s Special Agro-Processing Zone scheme
ABIDJANI – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [AfDB]Group has approved an additional $3 million of mixed financing for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone project in Liberia. The financing,…
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States urged to upscale utilisation of COMESA Free Trade Preferences
LUSAKA – Partner States in the COMESA Free Trade Area have been urged to upscale utilisation of the preferences provided under the free trade area [FTA] regime. Currently, it is estimated that…
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Africa Investment Forum Market Days 2022 set for early November
ABIDJANI-The third edition of the Africa Investment Market Days is fast approaching, according to its schedule. Taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from November 2-4, 2022, the Africa Investment Forum [AIF2022] will…
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