South Africa-China Economic and Trade Association (SACETA) has entered into a partnership with Africa Oil & Power (AOP), Africa’s one of the leading energy event organiser, to introduce Chinese corporations in Africa
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Cloud-computing to reduce banking costs in Africa
More than 700mn Africans lack access to a bank or mobile money account and only 41 per cent of Africans are financially included, according to the report Cloud Banking in Africa: The Regulatory Opportunity by Genesis Analytics and Orange Business Services
AfDB places Zhongmei Engineering Group on conditional non-debarment
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a 12-month conditional non-debarment of Zhongmei Engineering Group Limited, an engineering company registered in Uganda
Africa mobilising to minimise losses as COVID-19 continues
The UN secretary-general António Guterres has pledged that the international organisation is standing in solidarity with Africa as it braces against the unprecedented economic, social and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
AfDB's ‘Fight COVID-19’ social bond listed on London Stock Exchange
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) ‘Fight COVID-19’ social bond was listed on London Stock Exchange on 3 April 2020