African Export‑Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended a USD 15 million SME Finance Facility to Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited under its Export SME Development Programme (ESDP).

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have announced that its Board has approved a commitment of up to US$100 million to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers.

Families travelling this summer will benefit from free bus travel for children as the Chancellor ramps up efforts to help with the cost of living.

The Chancellor travels to Paris to meet G7 finance ministers and central bankers – the first Chancellor visit to Paris since Brexit.

The World Bank has priced a new catastrophe bond designed to help Jamaica cope with the threat of hurricanes.

To help boost local currency financing, private sector growth, and job creation across the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), the West African Development Bank (BOAD) and the International Finance Crporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced the signing of two reciprocal financing facilities for an aggregate amount of up to EUR 600 million in euro (EUR) and West African CFA franc (XOF).