“With almost 70 percent of Africa's population under the age of 40, we have a huge challenge in helping to create more jobs in Africa. Norfund is an important tool for this”, said Norway’s new Development Minister, Dag-Inge Ulstein in
In December last year, FMO and the European Commission (EC) signed a contract for a risk-sharing facility NASIRA at the High-Level Forum Africa-Europe, which was held in Vienna. The EC has approved up to EUR 75 million in guarantees and
In February, Sustainalytics has placed Rabobank at the top of the sustainability rankings for major banks. This means the bank received the highest score for how it applies Environmental Social Governance (ESG) data in its services and approach to risk.
Equity Group’s pursuit of a unique business model and strategy to create resilience and manage headwinds of interest rate capping and challenging macroeconomic and business environment has delivered differentiated 2018 financial and business results. The group released their annual financial
NMB Bank has introduced a digital credit facility for its agents NMB Wakala dubbed ‘Floti Fasta’, which allows agents to access instant financing through NMB Mobile. The Floti Fasta offering is designed to boost NMB agent’s working capital and will also
The main keynote address at the Arise conference focused on unpacking the client of the future, Generation Z. Delegates were afforded greater insight into the characteristics and mindset of this new generation, which is set to disrupt the banking sector
Arise hosted its third investment conference in Cape Town from 18 – 19 February 2019. The aim of this annual event is to provide a collaborative platform to facilitate knowledge exchange and information sharing amongst Arise’s investees and key industry
