Analysts noted that Africa is expected to see subdued economic recovery in 2021, and not likely to reach 2019 growth levels till 2022 Ghana, Senegal & Uganda met virtually with international financial partners and risk analysts to discuss the most urgent risks and mitigation solutions at ATI’s annual Roundtable. Analysts...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), pan-African multilateral EXIM bank, and the African Energy Investment Corporation (AEICorp), an affiliated entity of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) that was established to support the development of Africa’s hydrocarbon and energy sectors have signed Framework Agreement Cairo. The Agreement was signed by Professor...
With other development finance institutions, the Bank plays a critical role in financing electricity projects Kindergarten teacher Fatima Zahera Hagou recalls that just a generation ago, when the sun went down over the Moroccon countryside, her rural village of Dar Laain ground to a halt and locals bedded down for...
Businesses in the Upper West regional capital have been urged to add value to their products so as to enable them take advantage of burgeoning opportunities in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Implementing the AfCFTA is expected to deepen trade between countries on the continent and help sustain government’s industrialisation agenda...
Fund for Export Development in Africa, FEDA has been established by Afreximbank to facilitate foreign direct investment flows into Africa’s trade and export sectors and to fill the equity funding gap that amounts to $110 billion per annum in exports related sectors. FEDA is a new vehicle created to deal with...
There is simply no denying the relevance of influencers in today’s digital market in Africa. Influencers are people who have sway over people’s choices or preferences and—at the risk of sounding literal—they have an influence on people’s buying decisions. The bond between influencer and viewer is an organic one...
Rwanda and Ghana have resolved to tighten bilateral relations with a broad, varied economic agenda at the core. This week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda,  Dr. Vincent Biruta travelled from Rwanda to Ghana to take part in a series of events that...
African payment solutions are critical to minimising fraud while improving the free flow of funds to boost business and economic activity The statistics that hover uncertainty around Africa are not ones that should make the continent proud. The World Bank has estimated that Africa could potentially hold 90% of the...
The rapid need for Information Security (IS) in the operations of organizations has led to the formation of Information Security Departments or units (ISDs). ISDs are gradually becoming ubiquitous in organizations due to business requirements, regulations and legislations. Information Technology (IT) has been an integral part of most organizations due...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a single, duty -free, Quota free-market covering the African Continent. Trade is key to Africa’s growth. Africa with all the enormous resources has about 2.6% of all world trade as of 2018 (Afriexim Bank report, 2019). According to the United Nations Economic...