Business News

The African Development Bank Group Board of Directors has approved a $10 million trade finance transaction guarantee facility for Exim Bank Tanzania Limited to unlock and de-risk trade deals.

A Birmingham-based performance marketing agency has posted an impressive year of growth after securing a string of new contracts in the education, charity and property sector.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be the Guest of Honour at the Forum Invest in Senegal 2025 (Fii Senegal), scheduled for October 7–8 at the CICAD, in Diamniadio.

WeCan, an initiative by CluneTech, has been awarded Community Programme of the Year at the 2025 Sustainable Business Impact Awards, hosted by Chambers Ireland in Dublin on Wednesday, September 24th.

UK Construction Week (UKCW), the UK’s biggest event for the built environment, will put legislation and government policy under the microscope when the doors open on three days of panel discussions, skills workshops and networking opportunities.

A set of high-impact businesses will be competing for Asian Business honours across eight categories as the shortlist has been unveiled.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer responded to the OECD's Interim Economic Outlook.

Mukuru, one of Africa’s largest fintech platforms, today announced a strategic partnership with MoneyGram, a leading global payments network for consumers, businesses, and communities.

United By 2022, the legacy charity of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, has announced a new charity partnership with the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce Future Faces network.

An historic Birmingham manufacturer has been purchased by its management team with the vision of creating a world leading precision engineering specialist.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is meeting finance ministers from European countries, Canada and Ukraine in Copenhagen to talk about defence, trade and investment.

The Board of Directors of the CANEX Creations Incorporated (CCInc), a subsidiary of the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), has appointed Mr. Osahon Akpata as Chief Executive Officer to lead the company.

Small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in Dudley borough are being encouraged to apply for grants through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) have signed a grant agreement for $400,000 for the set-up of a public disclosure platform and rollout of new financial products including exchange traded funds and green bonds at the Ethiopian Securities Exchange.

KCB Group and pan-African multilateral development bank, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have entered a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at providing financial and trade facilitation support to investors operating in the Vipingo SEZ (Special Economic Zone) in Kilifi County.