Mr Nene has retired from the board of Arise, an African investment company that partners with local financial and non-banking institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa to advance financial inclusion. Mr Nene joined the board shortly after the formation of Arise and, with
Norfund is investing 5 million USD in 260 Brands to finance the company’s expansion into production of soymilk, creating jobs and increasing access to locally produced nutritious food. 260 Brands is an agro-processing company based in Lusaka, Zambia, that manufactures, markets,
In August, the Agribusiness Development Centre powered by dfcu limited and Rabo foundation) launched a Business Accelerator Program (BAP) that will attract Agribusinesses getting out of ideation phase and offer them a business acceleration opportunity which should enable these enterprises
Equity Bank Kenya has been recognized by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) at the 2021 SFI Catalyst Awards for its efforts in championing sustainable finance initiatives in support of the region’s economic recovery and resilience. The bank whose business model is
NMB Bank has officially opened its head office at 19207 Liberation Legacy Way in Borrowdale Harare in August. Speaking at the event, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Dr Jesmen T Chipika said: “It gives me great
Women's economic participation and leadership in business is essential to drive business performance, as well as to advance corporate sustainability and increase global GDP. To advance female leadership in the African banking sector, Arise partnered with international leadership institution INSEAD, on
NMB Bank Jasiri Bond was named Platinum Winner of the Sustainable Bond of the Year Category at the 2022 Global Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Finance Forum Awards, which was held last month in Cambodia. The award winning NMB’s Jasiri bond
For many years, large corporates around the world have struggled with the multitude of voluntary corporate sustainability reporting standards and requirements. In response, there has been substantial consolidation among the various standard setters, to the point that there are now
Equity Afia is the flagship programme of the Equity Group Foundation’s (EGF) health sector engagement, with a mission to provide access to inclusive, standardized, quality healthcare and health financing to enable people to lead productive lives. This initiative was spurred
Zanaco launched a tree planting initiative dubbed “Zanaco Plants a Million” project in May this year. The project aims to fulfil the bank’s commitment towards sustainable action. Through this initiative Zanaco aims to plant in excess of 1 million trees
