All COMESA member states were involved in a takeover of South-African based pharmaceutical company Cipla Medpro. (Image source: *Kicki*)
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) approved more than US$1bn in mergers in nine member states last year
According to IBM, it focuses on the efficient identification, gathering and use of customer information in a matter of seconds. (Image source: John Tolva/Flickr)
Standard Bank of South Africa has announced its partnership with IT services provider IBM to implement the latter’s Watson technology for banking solutions in South Africa
WesBank claims to be South Africa’s market leader in vehicle and asset finance. (Image source: WesBank)
WesBank, a division of South Africa’s FirstRand, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Automotive Council (NAC) to offer vehicle finance in Nigeria
Banjul Port is an important seaport for Gambia, and connects Senegal and Mali to the rest of Africa by sea. (Image source: PhotosbyJenn/Flickr)
India’s Export Import (EXIM) Bank extended two lines of credit (LOC) worth US$45mn to the government of Gambia for expansion projects at the Banjul Port
AfDB’s line of credit will finance SMEs in various sectors in Benin. (Image source: WorldBank/Flickr)
The African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved a US$1.2mn line of credit (LoC) to a Benin-based microfinance organisation
