Maarit Hirvonen, chief technical adviser to the Programme for Agriculture and Livelihoods in Western Communities (PALWECO), spoke of the ways in which PALWECO has worked, and continues to work, towards delivering Finnish support for civil society in Kenya
Finance
IFC to push funds into Africa's energy and transport industries
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced that it will offer US$4.3bn to Africas energy and transport sectors
Standard Chartered to invest US$100 million into African operations
Standard Chartered will attempt to consolidate its position in Africa by investing US$100mn into its operations across the continent by 2015
US$97 billion earmarked for South African infrastructure
South African president, Jacob Zuma, has announced a US$97 billion, three-year building programme that will see roads, ports and access to utilities upgraded and coal and other mineral deposits exploited more effectively
IMF expresses faith in Mozambique’s economic policies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed faith in Mozambiques economic policy and said that the country’s economy is currently in a good shape