Afreximbank and ITFC ratify US$250million finance facility to support Africa
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) have signed a US$250million facility to provide funds...
Afreximbank launches US$6.5bn equity capital increase
The African Export-Import Bank has embarked on a US$6.5billion General Capital Increase (GCI) to expand its capacity to deliver on...
New African Art Gallery opens in Dubai
A new gallery that specialises in the promotion of African artists from within the continent and the diaspora – with...
Why are global food prices rising, and what does it mean for emerging markets?
Global food prices have risen to 10-year highs, according to the UN Despite increased production, the cereal stocks-to-use ratio is...
Heavy rains leave Ivory Coast cocoa farmers split on harvest outlook
As heavy rains persisted across Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions last week, farmers polled by Reuters were divided on whether moisture...
Vacation Networking – how to plan a good getaway with intent to network.
September has run out so fast that I’m almost certain December will be here by next week. With COVID and...
Dubai Chamber continues bolstering economic ties between UAE and Africa
United Arab Emirates has launched its 6th edition of Global Business Forum Africa (GBF Africa) that aims at scaling-up and...
GOLD SCAMS: mitigating the risk of fraud
On Tuesday, September 14, 2020, one of the front-page stories of the Daily Graphic was headed “Businessman in trouble over...
Sydney Airport Up For Sale, $17.4 Billion Offered
A sale of Australia’s biggest airport moved closer on Monday as an infrastructure investor group won permission to conduct due...
Pension funds share of equities market dips
Although the equities market this year has been on a stellar run cumulatively, pension funds share has declined from the...
