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

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

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

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.

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.

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.