The UK Department for International Development (DfID) has committed £8mn to a technology programme run by microfinance group CGAP designed to increase access to financial services for the poor.

Business continuity has become a crucial aspect of good corporate governance the world over.

UNIDO Director-General Kandeh K. Yumkella said recently that Africa’s pursuit of industrialisation was critical to the continent’s full integration into the global economy. 

Improving the incomes of the urban and rural poor, and expanding access to jobs and basic service delivery is crucial for Cote d’Ivoire to stage a successful post-conflict economic rebound, according to World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick.

Anglo American has announced a new enterprise development venture that will help to generate more jobs, support entrepreneurship and strengthen local economies in South Africa.