Shell Foundation, a registered charity in the United Kingdom and FMO, the Dutch development bank, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to join forces on increasing the flow of funds for impact finance in the energy sector. They agreed on
Rabobank announced its global activation program, ‘Kickstart Food’, to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food supply last month. One of the first steps in this program will be the launch of a one billion dollar facility to initiate land
Statkraft and Norfund have closed an agreement to swap shares in their jointly owned international hydropower assets. The agreement implies that Statkraft sells all its shares in SN Power to Norfund, while Norfund sells all its shares in Statkraft IH
Xpress Money, one of the most dependable money transfer brands in the world, has partnered with dfcu Bank, the second largest bank in Uganda, to offer customers the convenience of transferring money across dfcu Bank branches. The partnership augments Xpress
Another self-disruption strategy takes Equity Bank to the next level. The bank was named the Best Digital Bank in Kenya by the Banker Awards 2017. Equity Bank has disrupted itself to respond to the current and future needs of its actual
NMBZ Holdings, NMB Bank’s holding company, recorded a profit before tax of USD 4.8 million for the half-year ended June 30, 2017, resulting in total comprehensive income of USD 3.6 million. This was an increase of 35% compared to the same
Arise is excited to welcome onboard Marijn Wiersma, who has been appointed as Arise’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Specialist. Mrs Wiersma, who joined the team on 1 October boasts over two decades of experience with regards to sustainable development
The successful rights conclusion has facilitated the permanent capitalisation of dfcu Bank following the Crane Bank acquisition. According to Arise CEO, Deepak Malik the aim of the rights issue was to raise the necessary capital needed to ensure that dfcu’s banking
