Standard Bank says ambition to action
Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking is organizing the 2nd African Markets Conference (AMC26) in Cape Town and available by livestreaming. The theme is “mobilising global capital at scale” and covers: 1. Financing Africa’s infrastructure and energy stability, 2. Deepening African capital markets and mobilising private capital. 3. Intra-African trade and flows of capital, 4. […]
World Bank $1.2bn to supporting financial sector in Ethiopia
The World Bank has announced that it will give a $600m grant and a $600m loan towards supporting reforms in Ethiopia’s financial sector including improving the investment climate, according to Reuters, plus technical support.
Politics getting better, Ethiopia ready for business says Arkebe Oqubay at UK-Ethiopia forum
A packed room of businesspeople and investors assembled in London on 16 October to hear about opportunities and news at the UK-Ethiopia Trade & Investment Forum 2018. Leader of the delegation was Arkebe Oqubay, Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister, who gave a detailed overview of events of the last 6 months and the big ambitions driving Ethiopia.
9 reasons Africa tops investment agendas
9 reasons Africa tops investors’ agenda, Eddy Njoroge told African Securities Exchanges Association, include: economy to rise from $1.1trn to $3.9trn in 5 years, the fastest-growing middle class (from 123m to 1.1bn), population to double to 2.4bn, and record $80bn of foreign investment.
World Bank says 4.8% growth for sub-Saharan Africa in 2012, cuts earlier forecast
The World Bank has cut its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa. Earlier in the year it forecast 5.2% growth overall for SSA economies in 2012, but yesterday (4 Oct) it cut this to 4.8%.
Ernst & Young forecasts $150 bn of FDI investment by 2015, good growth
Strong growth in new projects into Africa is expected from 2012 with foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows forecast to reach US$150 billion by 2015, says top consulting and auditing firm Ernst & Young.