The 5th Ordinary Session of the 4th Parliament will be held from 06 October to 20 October 2017 as delegates from all member States of the African Union deliberate on issues of continental interest
Finance
AfDB approves US$200 million to IDC for industrialisation projects across Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a private sector multi-currency line of credit of US$100mn and 1.3bn South African Rand to Industrial Development Corporation Plc (IDC) of South Africa where the operation will support industrialisation projects in both South Africa and other Regional Member Countries (RMCs)
Egypt overtakes South Africa as most attractive investment destination: RMB research
Egypt has seized the number one spot from South Africa as the most attractive investment destination on the continent, according to Rand Merchant Banks (RMB) Investment Attractiveness Index
President Museveni wants Trump to prioritise economic infrastructure for developing countries
The President said one of the challenges Uganda needed to tackle was electricity but the country did not get cooperation from the western countries in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s
Societe Generale launches new mobile money solution YUP in Africa
Societe Generale has introduced new African mobile bank YUP in the Ivory Coast and Senegal, aiming to providing a new alternative to the traditional banking model, with a full range of transactional and financial services even without a bank account