Financial Services LATEST NEWS Co-operative Bank of Kenya secures US$75m loan from IFC for SME lending 4 days ago KENYA – International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank has…
DealStreet Africa Financial Services LATEST NEWS Equity Bank receives US$50m from FMO for SME lending 1 week ago KENYA – Equity Bank Kenya has secured US$50 million from the Dutch Development Bank (FMO)…
Financial Services Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Private equity fund Ascent Rift Valley Fund II LP receives US$10m from IFC 2 weeks ago KENYA – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) says it will make a US$10 million equity…
DealStreet Africa Financial Services LATEST NEWS Xylem Pty acquires 72.05% stake in Madison Financial Services Zambia for US$35 million 2 weeks ago ZAMBIA – Xylem Trading (Pty), a company and investment vehicle incorporated in South Africa will…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Nedbank secures US$200m from IFC to increase green financing in South Africa 3 weeks ago SOUTH AFRICA – International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and…
LATEST NEWS Telecoms, ICT & Media US’s IFC backs Vodafone-led bid for Ethiopia licence with US$500m 1 month ago ETHIOPIA – US government agency the International Development Finance Corporation (IFC) is supporting Vodafone’s consortium…
DealStreet Africa Financial Services LATEST NEWS IFC partners with AmCham Egypt for flexible and inclusive workplaces in companies 1 month ago EGYPT – International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has signed…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare IFC to invest US$12.6m in Ugandan pharmaceutical company, AK Life 1 month ago UGANDA – The International Finance Corporation plans to invest US$12.6 million in the form of…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Standard Bank to continue funding coal mining in South Africa and region 1 month ago SOUTH AFRICA – Standard Bank says it will continue to fund thermal coal and coal-fired…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Kobo360 partners with IFC to tackle food waste and reduce energy consumption 1 month ago NIGERIA – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with Kobo360, an…
Financial Services Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS I&M Bank Rwanda gets US$10m from IFC to support SMEs 2 months ago RWANDA – International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced…
Agriculture & Agribusiness DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS IFC partners Agricultural bank of Egypt to help farmers access financing for solar irrigation 2 months ago EGYPT – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Agricultural bank of…
Education & Capacity Building LATEST NEWS 3 African firms picked for Capria and IFC’s fund manager program 2 months ago AFRICA – Three African investment firms have been selected to take part in the Capria…
Agriculture & Agribusiness DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS IFC invests US$10m in Carrières et Chaux du Mali to increase its production 2 months ago MALI – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Manufacturing & Retail Steel manufacturer Blue Nile unveils US$18m wire factory in Thika, Kenya 2 months ago KENYA – Blue Nile Rolling Mills Limited, a steel manufacturer based in Thika, Kenya has…
Agriculture & Agribusiness LATEST NEWS Start-ups Kenyan Twiga Foods secures $29.4m IFC debt funding to assist its farmers 3 months ago KENYA – Kenya’s Agri-tech startup Twiga Foods has secured US$29.4 million in debt funding from…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Kenya’s KCB Bank secures US$ 150m from IFC for SME lending 3 months ago KENYA – KCB Bank Kenya has received an approval for US$150 million from the International…
Financial Services Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Nigeria’s Union Bank secures a US$40m finance guarantee facility from IFC to boost trade finance 3 months ago NIGERIA – Union Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading commercial banks, has secured a US$40 million…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Wind power has the potential to boost Africa’s transition to renewable energy- IFC 3 months ago AFRICA — Wind power has the potential of boosting Africa’s transition to renewable energy –…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Standard Bank, Equites sign sustainability linked loan deal 4 months ago SOUTH AFRICA – Equites Property Fund Limited (Equites) has closed a sustainability-linked loan of $80…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS IFC raises US$382m from Canadian market to support recovery of businesses in developing countries 5 months ago GLOBAL – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued a new Canadian…
