Benin’s 77 municipalities to benefit from €117 million AfDB investment
from AGIDIGBI ADEWALE in Porto-Novo, BeninBenini BureauPORTO-NOVO, (CAJ News) – THE African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved €117 million in financing to support…
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Luanda financing summit for Africa’s infrastructure development
by LUKE ZUNGALUANDA, (CAJ News) – THIS week saw the President of Angola, H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, hosting the Luanda Financing Summit for Africa’s…
FNB expands affordable housing portfolio as homeownership drive gains momentum
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – FIRST National Bank (FNB) has strengthened its position as a key enabler of affordable homeownership in South Africa, extending…
Standard Bank bolsters SME trade growth as Africa’s trade landscape shifts
from NJABULO MKHIZE in Durban, South AfricaKwaZulu Natal BureauDURBAN, (CAJ News) – IN the face of escalating global headwinds and pressures on trade flows, platforms that…
New Standard Bank-Fexco partnership enhances tourist payment experience
by SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – STANDARD Bank is set to strengthen South Africa’s reputation as a welcoming, tourist-friendly destination through an ambitious…
Google invests $900 million of funds pledged to Africa
by MTHULISI SIBANDAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – GOOGLE has invested some US$900 million of the $1 billion it pledged to invest in Africa, over five years from 2021, to support…
Global Africa summit kicks off in America
from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra, GhanaGhana BureauACCRA, (CAJ News) – THE Global Africa Summit in the United States is exploring trade, investment, innovation and Diaspora…
Standard Bank unpacks informal economy
by AKANI CHAUKEJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – NEARLY 80% of township businesses in South Africa operate without formal registration, limiting their access to finance, markets,…
First South Sudan interbank payment system goes live
by TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE shift from paper-based manual processes to modern digital systems is a milestone in South Sudan’s financial sector…
Trade hopes high for SA firms in Germany
by SAVIOUS KWINIKAJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH African agro-processing entrepreneurs who exhibited at the Anuga Food and Beverage Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany, are…