Rwanda Regulator Moves to Open Access to Dangote Refinery IPO For Local Investors.
Rwanda’s capital markets regulator said it is working with stakeholders to help Rwandan investors take part in the initial public…
Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates To 3.75%-4%, Signals another Hike.
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, taking the federal funds…
World Bank Mobilizes Record $112 Billion in Private Capital in FY26.
The World Bank Group mobilized a record $112 billion in private capital for developing economies in fiscal 2026, more than…
Afreximbank Extends $10 Million Facility to Azania Bank for Tanzania SMEs.
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended a $10 million finance facility to Tanzania’s Azania Bank to expand access to funding…
Africa Blue Economy Conference Sets 2027 Lagos Dates, Targets Investment Over Talk.
The Blue Africa Conference & Exhibition (BACE) will hold its second edition in Lagos from Aug. 12-14, 2027, organizers said…
World Bank’s IFC Launches $700 Million Plan to Expand Digital Payments in Emerging Markets.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, said on September 9 it has launched…
Trump Administration to Lend Nearly $100 Million to Africell to Counter Huawei in Africa.
The Trump administration will lend nearly $100 million to Africell, Africa’s only American-owned telecoms firm, as it seeks to counter…
Islamic Development Bank Institute, Mauritius Foundation Hold International Waqf Conference.
The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) and the Awqaf (Mauritius) Foundation (AMF) concluded a three-day International Waqf Conference in Port…
Nigeria’s Central Bank Makes Terrorism Financing a Top Supervisory Priority.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Tuesday it has designated terrorism financing risk a current supervisory priority, tightening…
Nigeria’s Sunbeth Global Concepts Redeems 25.1 Billion Naira Commercial Paper.
Sunbeth Global Concepts Limited, a Nigerian agro-commodities exporter, said it had fully redeemed 25.1 billion naira ($16.7 million) in Series…