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
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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
Standard Bank to expand services to Francophone Africa

The bank expects to benefit from an impending global mining and infrastructure boom. (Image source: epSos.de/Flickr)
South Africa’s Standard Bank has announced that it will extend its services to Francophone countries in Africa, citing the investment boom it perceives the sub-region would soon experience
China offers US$12 billion aid and technology to Africa

China has offered to share advanced technology with Africa to help with development of high-speed rail. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unveiled extra aid for Africa totalling at least US$12bn and offered to share advanced technology with the continent to help with development of high-speed rail