The first ever World Pension Summit to be held in Africa will be hosted in Nigeria in July
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Ex-Im Bank to fund US$1 billion GE venture in Angola

GE has been working in the power and energy generation sectors of Angola from 1967 and will help rebuild the countrys infrastructure. (Image source: Chuck Miller/Flickr)
The Export Import (Ex-Im) Bank of the US has agreed to finance a deal worth US$1bn between GE and the government of Angola to purchase railway and energy equipment
China signs US$2 billion development deal with AfDB
China has signed a US$2bn co-financing cooperation agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group for the African Common Growth Fund, according to the Peoples Bank of China
Indian bank opens first branch in Johannesburg

Canara Bank is keen to invest in Africas mining, agriculture and retail sectors. (Image source: Suma/Flickr)
India’s Canara Bank has opened its first branch in South Africa’s Johannesburg and has plans to expand to other African countries as well
UK-Cameroon promote bilateral trade at investment forum

UK’s Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds and Prime Minister of Cameroon Philemon Yang at the investment forum. (Image source: GOV.UK)
UK Minister for Africa and Cameroons Prime Minister set a fresh agenda for trade ties at the 2014 UK-Cameroon Trade & Investment Forum organised in London recently