Tag: Investment
European Investment Bank agrees to eur100 million backing for MTN’s high-speed...
FRI, 28 OCT, 2022-theGBJournal| The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to EUR 100 million financing with MTN Nigeria to support its network expansion...
IFC launches $2 billion global bond to support private investment in...
FRI, 09 SEPT, 2022-theGBJournal| IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, issued a new US dollar global benchmark bond, raising $2 billion to...
eco.business Fund and Fidelity Bank form new partnership to expand access...
...The partners aim to promote sustainable practices across multiple food value chains
THUR, 01 SEPT, 2022-theGBJournal| The eco.business Fund, an impact investment fund advised...
Nigeria gets biggest cut of the IDA US$93 billion financial package...
FRI, 08 JULY, 2022-theGBJournal| President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, joined African leaders in Dakar, Senegal to launch “the largest financial package ever mobilised in the...
Invest more in Africa, Akinwumi Adesina urges keen Irish business community
MON, 04 JULY, 2022-theGBJournal| Since joining the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) as its 81st shareholder in 2020, Ireland has shown steadily increasing interest...
British International Investment to invest up to $200 million in African...
The UK’s DFI is entering into the Norwegian DFI’s Joint Venture with Scatec, a leading renewable energy solutions provider, to invest in hydropower projects...
NIPC tracks $2.58b investment announcements for Q1 2022
TUE, 31 MAY, 2022-theGBJournal| Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) reports that US$2.58 billion was tracked as investment announcements for the first quarter of 2022....
African Development Bank Group launches dedicated Trust Fund for circular economy
…The circular economy is a model of production and consumption that involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as...
British International Investment and Citi agree US$ 100 million risk-sharing facility,...
…The new Master Guarantee risk-sharing agreement will boost Citi’s supply chain finance volumes in Africa by up to $400 million.
…Facility will improve working capital...
Cocoa innovator Koa secures $3.5 million investment from climate adaptation and...
MON, 16 MAY, 2022-theGBJournal | The Landscape Resilience Fund (LRF) and IDH Farmfit Fund have announced a $3.5 million investment (EUR 3.13 million) in...