Finance

Financing for Uganda’s farmers

Stanbic Bank Uganda has teamed up with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa and Kilimo Trust to create a US$25mn fund for smallholder farmers and agricultural businesses previously considered too risky for lending.tanbic Bank Uganda has teamed up with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa and Kilimo Trust to create a US$25mn fund for smallholder farmers and agricultural businesses previously considered too risky for lending.

Raising global standards in marketing practice

Global Marketing Network (GMN) has launched a new global academic standard for the marketing fraternity, called The Global Marketer Programme.

p>Global Marketing Network (GMN) has launched a new global academic standard for the marketing fraternity, called The Global Marketer Programme.

Finance that links business and people

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has inked a AED169mn (US$ 46mn) loan agreement to construct a vital 77km highway linking two of the most important cities in Tanzania: Kidaho and Ovinza. This road is part of a key highway linking the western part of the country with Dar as Salam in the east.

Millions for key developmental project in Burkina Faso

Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has signed an agreement to provide AED36.73mn (US$10mn) as a concessionary loan to Burkina Fasos government.

Moving into mobile financial services

The worlds biggest handset manufacturer Nokia has teamed with Obopay to launch a mobile financial management and payments service targeted at unbanked people in developing countries.he worlds biggest handset manufacturer Nokia has teamed with Obopay to launch a mobile financial management and payments service targeted at unbanked people in developing countries.