The Malian authorities and IMF staff reached a staff-level agreement on a new economic and financial program supported by the extended credit facility (ECF)
Finance
Germany continues support for Namibia’s economic development
Calle Schlettwein, minister of finance of the Republic of Namibia, and Christian Schlaga, ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany have signed a financial cooperation agreement on interest-subsidised loans between Germany and Namibia
Corporate education set to drive Botswana’s economy
Botswana economy is moving from resources to knowledge with a common emphasis on human-machine collaborations, high skill levels and information
Shelter Afrique resumes underwriting of new businesses
Pan-African housing financier Shelter Afrique has reached an agreement with the lenders that the company was ready to resume new business
AfDB, MFW4A and German Cooperation host workshop on Africa’s trade finance market
The African Development Bank (AfDB), Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) and the German Cooperation (BMZ/GIZ) held a two-day international workshop in Frankfurt, Germany, to improve participants’ understanding of trade financing in Africa