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Zanaco recently hosted the Banking Without Barriers workshop at its Innovation Lab, bringing together 45 deaf participants from various organisations. This event underscores the bank's unwavering commitment to creating an inclusive banking environment where everyone,...

Proparco has signed a USD 15 million senior credit facility with NMBZ to support SME exporters in the agri-food sector. This financing qualifies for the 2X Challenge, an initiative aimed at empowering women economically, and is backed by the European Union's EFSD+...

At the Qorus Reinvention Awards – MEA 2024 in Dubai, dfcu Bank won gold in the distribution category for its innovative Investment Club App. The awards recognise excellence in digital transformation, customer experience, and community impact across the Middle East and...

NMB Bank has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Mastercard to launch the Banking on Women Advisory Project, a groundbreaking initiative designed to enhance the bank’s Jasiri Proposition and better support women-led businesses in Tanzania....

Abler Nordic and Norfund have jointly invested $16 million USD in Premier Credit, a Kenyan microfinance institution dedicated to supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Each organization has provided an $8 million senior loan in local currency to help...

Equity Group and DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, the German Development Finance Institution, have announced the launch of the German Desk, a new initiative aimed at strengthening business links between Germany and East Africa. The German...