Banking | - Part 5

African Development Bank fund approves grant for solar electricity

ABIDJAN (Capital Markets in Africa) — The African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) (https://apo-opa.info/43CHYIN) has approved a grant of $485,000 for a solar electricity project in Namibia that will power some 50,000 households in the capital city. The “Informal Settlement Renewable Electrification and Upgrading Program” will directly benefit around 200,000 people in Windhoek, where around 20% of the population does not have electricity. The Urban and Municipal Development Fund helps governments…

Take Charge of Your Career with Expert-Led Energy Storage Live Online Course

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Registration is now open for the Energy Storage Live Online Course, with sessions commencing on 14th July and 1st December 2023. Energy storage differs from other energy technologies in the breadth and complexity of its addressable market and revenue opportunities. This training course provides a comprehensive, business-focused analysis of these opportunities, allowing attendees to analyse, understand and segment them. While naturally focusing on battery storage, this course also covers the variety of competing storage technologies…

Natural capital, an option for African governments to finance Sustainable Development Goals

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ABIDJAN (Capital Markets in Africa) — Africa must use all its comparative advantages to mobilize the resources it needs to finance its sustainable development ambitions. Since 2010, official development assistance has declined, falling to its lowest level of $34 billion in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates. Access to international capital markets remains constrained and costly due to investors’ perceptions of high risk. But the continent is not short of…

Commentary: UK inflation Remaining in Double Digits

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LONDON (Capital Markets in Africa)- UK headline inflation falls to from 10.4% to 10.1% in February as Core inflation, stripping out food and energy prices, stays at 6.2%. Food and non-alcoholic beverages rise at fastest rate since 1977. Douglas Grant, Group CEO at Manx Financial Group PLC: Having narrowly avoided a recession, the UK economy could be showing signs of light at the end of the tunnel. However, the latest flatlining GDP data highlighted sluggishness…

How Africa’s Financial Sector Can Manage Risk in Volatile Times By Thabo Molefe, Head of Africa Regions, TransUnion Africa

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Right now, every financial services company in Africa wants the same thing: to grow revenues, and reduce their risk. But with consumers across the continent struggling in the face of rising inflation and interest rates, they’re experiencing a growing wave of non-performing loans (NPLs), which is putting a brake on their growth ambitions. At the same time, regulators and governments across the continent are challenging the financial services sector to drive greater financial inclusion. The…

AfDB approves trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Banque Commerciale du Burundi

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ABIDJAN (Capital Markets on Africa): The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a trade finance transaction guarantee facility to Banque Commerciale Du Burundi (Bancobu). Leveraging Bancobu’s strategic footprint in the East African nation, this instrument will provide support to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and local corporates, to facilitate their import and export trade finance requirements. The Bank will provide a guarantee to Confirming Banks for the non-payment…

Oxford Economics Bank Problem Webinar: Register Now

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Webinar | Bank problems dampen the global outlook, but a catastrophe remains unlikely. 17 Apr 2023 | In the latest global webinar, we review our latest economic forecasts and set out how we have adjusted them in the wake of the recent troubles in the banking system. We also assess the potential scale of downside risks were problems to build further. REGISTER NOW We will forward connection details to the email address provided as well…

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