Banque du Caire (BDC) has launched its new representative office in the UAE, with an aim to strengthen its overseas presence
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Vista Bank selects Temenos to power its digital transformation across Africa

Vista Bank chooses cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity and Temenos T24 Transact to provide innovative, customer-centred banking services. (Image source: Temenos)
Vista Group has partnered with Temenos, the banking software company, to power its digital transformation journey
AfDB starts month-long celebration with women’s entrepreneurship awards
The aim is to increase the number of women coders and accelerate gender equality and empowerment for women and girls in the digital era. (Image source: JonoErasmus/Adobe Stock)
Continuing the spirit of International Women’s Day, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is promoting women’s entrepreneurship and innovation across the continent
Ethiopia reforms to increase private sector participation in economy
Ethiopia is implementing reforms to broaden the participation of the private sector in the country’s economy as well as increase competitiveness as it seeks to create decent jobs for its populace, according to Ahmed Shide, finance minister
Egyptian MSMEDA receives Gender Equality Seal Award

Egypt is the first country in the Arab region to test the criteria of the gender seal and the second country in the world. (Image source: United Nations Information Centre)
The National Council for Women (NCW), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has announced awarding the Gender Seal Award in the public sector to the Egyptian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA)