The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Government of Malawi co-sponsored a high-level international stakeholders conference in Lilongwe on 28–30 August 2017
Finance
Allianz expands African presence with acquisition of Ensure Insurance Plc. in Nigeria
Allianz Group announced today a binding agreement to acquire 98 per cent of Nigerian insurer Ensure Insurance Plc. from its core shareholder Greenoaks Global Holdings Ltd
New management appointments for the African Development Bank
The African Development Bank has announced five new senior appointments
TriLinc Global Impact Fund makes important investments in Sub-Saharan Africa
TriLinc Global Impact Fund has announced this week that it has approved an additional US$37.5mn in term loan and trade finance facilities to companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, bringing total financing commitments as of 31 July 2017 to US$356.4mn for business expansion and socioeconomic development through its holdings in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
Standard Bank: Weathering Africa’s commercial real estate storm
Innovative financing solutions realises African real estate opportunity