Finance & Banking
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Afreximbank and Ecobank partner to simplify trade and compliance for African businesses
CAIRO, December 24, 2024 — African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] and Ecobank Group have embarked on a collaboration aimed at simplifying trade and compliance for businesses in Africa by integrating Ecobank’s Single Market…
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African Development Bank’s Adesina Wins Inaugural ‘African of the Decade’ Award
RABAT, December 15, 2024 — In a milestone celebration of African leadership, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina’s decade-long impact on continental development has earned him the inaugural “African of the Decade” award. The African…
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AfDB Group to extend facilities worth US$ 200mln and ZAR 3.6bln to Standard Bank Group to increase trade in Africa and support SMEs
PRETORIA, December 13, 2024 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved two financial facilities for South-Africa based Standard Bank Group to support economic development in…
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MASAKA: NFA and Bank of Baroda join forces to restore Jubia Forest Reserve
MASAKA, December 12, 2024 – – Under its slogan “Earth Banking for a Greener Planet”, Bank of Baroda has partnered with the National Forest Authority [NFA] and the local community to replant…
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Ecobank and the IFC partner to empower Ivorian women’s businesses
CASABLANCA, December 11, 2024 — Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire, part of the leading pan-African financial services group, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] with the International Finance Corporation [IFC] to roll…
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Banks sign partnership agreement to strengthen trade finance in Africa
RABAT, December 7, 2024 — The African Development Bank [AfDB], and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank [TDB] have signed an agreement for a US$ 150 million Trade Finance…
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Standard Chartered donates Shs 50mln towards entrepreneurship and business development for youth with disabilities in Kalangala district
KAMPALA, December 1, 2024 – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda last week donated Shs 50 million to the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda [NUDIPU] during an event held at its Head…
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Standard Chartered explores sale of retail banking businesses in Uganda, others
KAMPALA, November 28, 2024 – Standard Chartered PLC is exploring the potential sale of its Wealth & Retail Banking [WRB] operations in Uganda, Botswana, and Zambia. The bank plans to refocus its…
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COMESA states urged to embrace the regional payments and settlement system
UZULWINI, November 24, 2024 — Central Banks in COMESA Member States have been called upon to utilise Regional Payments and Settlement System [REPSS] for intra-COMESA transactions, owing to its potential to enhance…
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Ugandan MSMEs urged to ensure compliance
KAMPALA, November 23, 2024 – Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises [ MSMEs ] in Uganda have been urged to adhere to the relevant regulations to ensure their businesses remain uninterrupted. This call…
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