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Kenya’s annual growth is expected to grow at about six per cent in a couple of years. (Image source: Filiberto Strazzari/Flickr)

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Benedict Clements, visited Kenya from 19 February to 2 March 2018, to conduct the 2018 Article IV consultation and discuss about IMF support to Kenya including the authorities’ request for an extension of the current SBA

The partnership aims to strengthen healthcare system in Africa. (Image source: European Commission DG ECHO/Flickr)

GE Healthcare and Amref Health Africa have announced a framework agreement to develop a range of in-country health care service collaborations across reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, non-communicable diseases, water, sanitation and hygiene and safe surgery

The transaction is expected to enable AGF and GuarantCo to explore further business opportunities in Africa. (Image source: GuarantCo)

The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (AGF) has entered into a re- guarantee transaction of an amount of up to US$74mn with GuarantCo, to increase its guarantee capacity for SME financing

Digital credit scoring is paving the way to more affordable microloans in East Africa. (Image source: Oradian)

More than 2.5bn people around the world, many of them in Africa, lack formal identification that enables them to access to financial and government services, according to the United Nations and the ID2020 project

(Image source: African Private Equity & Venture Capital Association)

Private equity represents a source of working capital, complementing more traditional bank debt and project finance, with PE investors offering more than just funds

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