Standard Chartered Bank Zambia is set to invest more than US$2.8mn to expand its footprint in Zambia, according to information obtained from the financial institution
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DEG invests in first Ethiopia private equity fund
Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (DEG) has announced a US$10mn investment in Schulze Global Ethiopia Growth and Transformation Fund I
Can Africa feed itself?
Africa can leapfrog out of the deepening pit of poverty encompassing its socio-economic fabric, according to Professor Calestous Juma, a professor of international development at Harvard University
CRB Africa rebrands
Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) Africa has rebranded to TransUnion Corp and launched a new analytic scoring model aimed at improving services for the financial sector
African consumer industries set for US$400 billion growth
Consumer industries in Africa are projected to grow by US$400bn, which equates to 50 per cent of the total profits all businesses are likely to gain in Africa by the end of the decade