Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (DEG) has announced a US$10mn investment in Schulze Global Ethiopia Growth and Transformation Fund I
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Can Africa feed itself?

Entitled The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Professor Calestous Jumas new book is comprised of case studies from within Africa and success stories from developing nations around the world.
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

TransCorp provides information management and risk management solutions with an aim to improve services for the financial sector. (Image source: The World Bank Group)
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

The survey by McKinsey revealed the large extent to which it is expected that consumer industries will drive Africas future growth. (Image source: ChaoticTraveller)
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
Bunna International Bank joins forces with Finacle

Bunna International Bank hopes to improve the banking services it provides to its customers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Image source: Travlr)
Bunna International Bank has chosen the Finacle core banking solution from Infosys in a bid to provide better services and enhance the overall banking experience for its clients