On January 30, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the approval of a dual-currency trade Finance Line of Credit for the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID). The three-and-a-half-year facility, which comprises of US$50million and €50million, and additional co-financing of US$30million from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC),...
Once upon a time, rock stars and celebrity artists were positioned as unreachable idols who came down from their lofty positions to play concerts and grant interviews for regular mortals to experience.
And while that’s still mostly true today, we see global superstars like Cardi B and Davido now comment...
“Whereas the heroic manager of the past knew all, could do all, and could solve every problem, the post-heroic manager (strategic leader) asks how every problem can be solved in a way that develops other people´s capacity to handle it.” - Charles Handy (Irish economic and social philosopher)
As the...
Infrastructure financing
China has made more investments in Africa than the next eight largest lenders combined.
Significant infrastructural expenditures are required for Africa to realise its full potential and boost trade among its member-nations.
Building infrastructure in Africa is essential for promoting economic growth and raising the standard of living for Africans....
Queen Elizabeth II. England’s longest serving monarch died just four years short of 100 years old. She leaves behind a family who will miss and mourn her. Wall to wall coverage of her passing, lauding the Queen, her global iconic status, and her stature as an elder stateswoman has...
Some banks across the globe have responded to the pandemic by focusing on employee and customer health, payment relief and immediate business stabilisation (capital preservation, in particular).
For the majority of organisations, sustainability became less of a priority, or was, at the very least, relegated to the bottom of the...
