The MoU was signed by Ayman Amin Sejiny, CEO of ICD and Mohamed Zaki El Sewedy, chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries. (Image source: Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector)

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDBG), and the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) have signed a MoU to establish a framework of cooperation between the two parties for the furtherance of their respective mandates in several  areas of financing and investments

The AGRF’s agriculture matchmaking platform initiative links some 4,000 actors in the agriculture sector to investment and networking opportunities. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

The African Development Bank’s incoming vice-president for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr Beth Dunford, and director for Agricultural Finance and Rural Infrastructure Development Atsuko Toda have joined development leaders online to launch this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Agribusiness Deal Room

Ecobank helped SMEs manage their loan repayments. (Image source: Adobe Stock)

The Ecobank Group has won 2021 African SME Bank of the Year award, for its significant contribution to the development of the SME sector during the coronavirus outbreak last year

Abi Mustapha-Maduakor is CEO of AVCA. (Image source: African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)

African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa, has announced its collaboration with APO Group, the leading Pan-African communications consultancy to drive trade and investment across Africa