The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved an equity investment pool of US$11.8mn towards the first close of the Janngo Start-Up Fund, a pan-African tech start-up fund
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BVI Finance: Supporting the next frontier
In an exclusive interview with African Review, Elise Donovan, CEO of BVI Finance, discussed why the world’s leading economies are pivoting towards Africa and how the BVI can support the continent achieve its potential
Standard Bank hits milestone in South Africa
Since the start of 2021, one million new customers have joined Standard Bank in South Africa. It now has ten million registered customers across the country
World Bank supports modernisation of Morocco public sector
The World Bank has approved a US$450mn loan to support key governance reforms in Morocco as part of the government’s ambitious strategy to modernise the public sector
2021 Visa Openness Index calls for easier travel
Opening up Africa’s borders to travel will drive investment and an economic rebound, according to the authors of the 2021 Africa Visa Openness Index