Global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) credit rating at ‘AAA’, with a stable outlook
Finance
Ecobank Group and Microsoft upskill Africa’s SMEs
Pan-African banking group Ecobank Group, in partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn, GitHub and Ecobank Academy, is set to provide training to equip Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) across sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho: African Development Fund extends US$4.25mn loan
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of US$4.25mn to the Lesotho Revenue Authority to provide digital tax services, including e-taxation and e-payment, that will broaden the country’s tax base and boost government revenue
IATF2021 moves to Durban
Previously due to be held in Kigali, the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) has been rescheduled to take place in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 15 to 21 November 2021
South Africa one of the fastest-growing IoT markets in the MEA region
The worldwide spend on IoT is anticipated to pass US$1 trillion by 2024, according to the IDC Worldwide Semi-annual IoT Spending Guide forecast of May 2021