Finance

CAIRO, April 30 – Gabon has signed an additional $150 million programme with the World Bank, bringing the lender’s total commitment to …

LONDON, April 29 – The World Bank Group’s private-sector arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Standard Chartered have launched a new risk-sharing …

LONDON, April 29 – Airtel Africa is planning an initial public offering of its mobile money unit, Airtel Money, that could raise …

CAIRO, April 28 – Standard Chartered has arranged a $2.33 billion syndicated financing facility to support the expansion of Tanzania’s Standard Gauge …

MONROVIA, April 28 – The International Monetary Fund has approved a 21-month financing arrangement for Liberia under its Resilience and Sustainability Facility …

LONDON, April 27 – Global climate finance reached a record high in 2025, with 179 investment funds raising $92 billion, according to …

CAPE TOWN, April 27 – South Africa is proposing a sweeping overhaul of its long-standing exchange control rules in a bid to …

JOHANNESBURG, April 24 – The World Bank has partnered with Amazon.com Inc. to issue a $120 million, 14-year outcome-based bond aimed at …

NAIROBI, April 23 – Africa’s infrastructure challenge is no longer primarily about raising money, but about effectively deploying capital into projects that …

PARIS, April 21 – France is in discussions to provide a €100 million loan to South Africa to support efforts to revitalise …