Côte D’Ivoire: Standard to open a branch in Abidjan
The South African banking group Standard Bank has announced recently that it would convert its representative office in Côte d’Ivoire into a Branch to expand […]
Africa
China Development Bank lends $ 2 billion to Transnet group
The South African logistics group Transnet announced it had obtained a loan of 30 billion rand ($ 2 billion) from the China Development Bank to […]
Tanzania earmarks $ 2 billion for roads construction in Dar Es-Salaam
The Tanzania government is planning to invest 4.394 trillion shillings ($ 2 billion) to build new road infrastructure and launch a rapid transit bus to […]
Algeria: Avril to launch € 20 M animal nutritional unit
The leading player in the French vegetable oil and protein industry, Avril group, will open next June a unit of animal nutrition in Algeria in […]
IFC and Ecobank to supports SMEs in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group and a leading pan-African full-service banking group, […]
Johann Rupert-backed Fund raises $ 345 Mln for Africa
Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund, founded by two of South Africa’s richest men, has raised $345 million to invest in electricity generation, transport and logistics in […]
Senegal: Google opens Creativ Lab in Dakar for YouTube content creators
Innovation is playing an increasingly important role in Africa’s ICT sector. One key area is the creation of ICT products, labs and networks. In this […]
China Wu Yi Co to build roads in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia for $ 73 million
The construction firm China Wuyi Co Ltd announced on Monday it had won $73.2 million worth of contracts for the construction of roads in Kenya […]
Kenya: Diamond Trust Bank to open branches in Madagascar and DRC
Kenya’s Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has announced interests in extending operation in Africa. Ranked Kenya’s seventh biggest bank by assets is planning to use part […]
South Africa: FirstRand obtained a credit facility of $235mln
The South African banking group “FirstRand” has obtained a credit facility of $ 235 million with from nine (9) financial institutions from the Gulf Cooperation […]