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DealStreet Africa Financial Services LATEST NEWS AfDB partners EIB to boost public and private sector investment in Africa 21 hours ago AFRICA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Manufacturing & Retail DEG finances toy company Steiff’s African production facility to safeguard jobs during the pandemic 2 days ago TUNISIA – DEG, a German development finance institution, is providing German toy company Steiff’s African…
Govt. & Development Organisations Investments, Financials & Economy Manufacturing & Retail United Kingdom’s CDC Group targets US$1b of African investments in 2021 2 days ago AFRICA – CDC Group, a development finance institution owned by the UK government is planning about…
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LATEST NEWS Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare GSK, Novartis launch US$3.6m project to support high-quality genetic scientific research in Africa 4 days ago AFRICA – GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), a British multinational pharmaceutical, and Novartis International AG is a…
Financial Services Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS AfDB makes two additions to its Bloomberg African Bond indices as it deepens local currency bond market 4 days ago AFRICA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the addition of two new countries…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Private equity firm Emerging Energy Corp partners with (B) Energy for biogas supply in Africa 5 days ago AFRICA – Emerging Energy Corp (EEC), a Frankfurt private equity firm focused on financing energy…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Solar supplier GreenTec merges with Nexus Energy to provide electricity access solutions 5 days ago AFRICA – GreenTec, a solar mini-grid supplier, has merged with Nexus Energy, a company owned…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS People AfDB appoints Paula Santos Da Costa as Acting Director, Office of Integrity and Anticorruption 5 days ago AFRICA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Paula Santos Da Costa, a national…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS SPE Capital Partners announces final close of Africa-focused private equity fund SPE AIF I 1 week ago AFRICA – SPE Capital Partners, an independent Private Equity firm focused on Africa and the…
LATEST NEWS New Markets & Products TeamApt changes business model as expanding across West and North Africa 1 week ago NIGERIA – TeamApt, the Nigerian fintech company that provides digital financial services solutions and payment…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics Financial Services LATEST NEWS Emirates introduces Covid-19 insurance cover as it eyes increase in passenger volumes 1 week ago AFRICA – Emirates airline has introduced incentives to help increase passenger volumes, including Covid-19 insurance…
DealStreet Africa Financial Services LATEST NEWS FEI secures US$24m from KfW to meet the rising demand for energy across Africa 1 week ago AFRICA – The Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), a debt financing facility for small-scale energy…
Financial Services Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Africa Finance Corporation secures US$250m from DFC to strengthen investment capacity 1 week ago AFRICA – Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), an investment grade multilateral finance institution, has secured a US$250m tier-2…
Hospitality, Tourism & Entertainment LATEST NEWS New Markets & Products French tv startup Molotov set to launch its services in 7 African countries 1 week ago AFRICA – Molotov, a French startup that provides an OTT TV streaming service with live…
LATEST NEWS Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare SME health providers in five African countries get US$30m funding from Health Finance Coalition 1 week ago AFRICA – Private and small- and medium enterprise (SME) health providers in five high malaria…
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LATEST NEWS People Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare Pfizer picks Patrick van der Loo to head Africa and the Middle East region 2 weeks ago AFRICA – American multinational pharmaceutical corporation, Pfizer has announced the appointment of Patrick van der…