The Norwegian government plans to allocate NOK 10 billion over five years to a new fund that will invest in renewable energy in developing countries with the aim of contributing to reduced greenhouse gas emissions. One billion NOK from Norfund’s
Equity Group Plc intensified its ‘shared prosperity’ business model in the first half of 2021 by investing US$ 496 million (approx. KES 54.3 billion) in social impact projects through the Equity Group Foundation. The projects are anchored around the Foundation’s
In August NMB Bank Plc scooped two awards from international publications naming the bank as the best bank and best retail bank in Tanzania. For the ninth consecutive year, NMB Bank has won the Best Bank in Tanzania from Euromoney
To understand the importance of liquidity risk, it is important to understand the concept of what it entails. Liquidity risk can be defined as the risk where a banks’ financial position, or existence, can be adversely affected by the inability
Lomé, Togo 6 September 2021 – Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the Lomé based parent company of the Ecobank Group, is pleased to announce a US$75 million Additional Tier 1 ("AT1") investment by Arise B.V. ("Arise"). This Basel III compliant instrument
Arise is excited to release its Operations Report 2020, which showcases the successes and highlights for the period 1 January – 31 December 2020. In 2020 the African continent, along with the rest of the world, was impacted severely by the
It is with deep sadness that we had to bid farewell to Steve Motsi, Arise Investment Manager last month. Steve, after being hospitalized for some time succumbed to coronavirus-related complications on 29 August 2021. Each of us not only grieves
