One Acre Fund cut payment losses and collection costs by over 80 per cent, boosting farmers’ satisfaction and economic opportunity
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The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) signs MoU with China-Africa Development Fund

The MoU was signed by Mr. Khaled Al Aboodi, the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of ICD, and Mr. Shi Jiyang, President and Chief Executive Officer of CADFund. (Source: Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on the sidelines of the landmark IsDB 42nd Annual Meeting in Jeddah, between the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group and China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund), a Beijing-based private equity firm and subsidiary of the China Development Bank which focuses on Africa
South African economic transformation receives a boost with more than R20m industrial park in Mthatha

Map of the municipalities in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, with all municipalities named and district municipalities shaded different colours. (Image source: Htonl/Commons)
Vulindlela, the new industrial park, is the second industrial park to be launched in the Eastern Cape in South Africa
Botswana is most attractive investment destination in Africa
Botswana is the most attractive economy for investments flowing into the African continent, according to the latest Africa Investment Index 2016 by Quantum Global Research Lab
Cost cutting on occupational safety and health investments does more harm than good
Kimberley Bryant, Visionary Science Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan, has completed a study on protective workwear, including analysis across countries South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya