United Bank for Africa (UBA) has stated that is remains committed to encouraging the economic growth of the continent and is set to partner with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) towards implementing strategic initiatives
Finance
Cameroon National Development Strategy receives Afreximbank backing
The African Export-Import bank (Afreximbank) has agreed a EU€200mn (approx. US$217mn) financing facility to help the Government of Cameroon implement its National Development Strategy
Bridging the financing gap for Ghana’s SMEs
In a bid to support SMEs in the West African country, Growth Investment Partners (GIP) Ghana, a British International Investment (BII) platform, has invested in E-Services Africa Limited (eSAL), a Ghanaian business process outsourcing (BPO) company
Timbuktoo initiative to support Africa’s startup ecosystem
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched the timbuktoo initiative alongside a number of African countries to bring catalytic and commercial capital together in support of Africa’s startup ecosystem
Support for MSME growth in Côte d’Ivoire
British International Investment (BII), a development finance institution, has announced a loan to support micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) growth in Côte d’Ivoire alongside advancing gender finance