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Thursday 3 July, 2025
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• The IMF approved a $261.9 million disbursement under DR Congo’s credit program• Economic growth hit 6.5% in 2024, driven by…
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Thursday 3 July, 2025
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• Ghana’s Parliament approved a $360 million loan from the World Bank’s IDA• The funds will help pay road sector arrears,…
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Wednesday 2 July, 2025
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• Fily Sissoko will oversee a $8.5 billion World Bank portfolio spanning Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros, and Seychelles.• His mission includes…
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Tuesday 1 July, 2025
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• Bassirou Diomaye Faye denounces credit rating agencies’ methodologies as ill-suited to African contexts.• Senegal urges reforms to enable fairer…
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Tuesday 1 July, 2025
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(AfDB)-The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $474.6 million loan for South Africa's Infrastructure Governance…
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Tuesday 1 July, 2025
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New card enables African payments without using US or European networks Aims to lower costs, protect financial data, and boost…
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Monday 30 June, 2025
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• Burkina Faso-based financial group, Vista Group Holding, has acquired a majority stake in Société Générale Burkina Faso (SGBF).•The move…
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Monday 30 June, 2025
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• Gabon signs two major financing agreements with Afreximbank totaling over $3.2 billion.• Projects target mining sector transformation, expanded energy capacity,…
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Monday 30 June, 2025
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• Afreximbank to mobilize up to $1.5 billion for Chad’s private sector development.• Agreement supports key sectors, including agropastoral industries, export…
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Monday 30 June, 2025
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Foreign banks can now apply for licenses to operate in Ethiopia New law allows foreign stakes in local banks, capped…
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Friday 27 June, 2025
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• Burkina Faso to tax interest on new WAEMU bonds from Aug 1, 2025, excluding its own.• Ends unregulated tax…
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Thursday 26 June, 2025
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• Gabon raises CFA119.91 billion via a multi-tranche bond issued on the Bvmac.• Investors now show renewed confidence amid post-election…
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Thursday 26 June, 2025
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• Gates Foundation commits $1.6 billion over five years to Gavi.• Bill Gates warns of rising child deaths due to foreign…
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Thursday 26 June, 2025
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The World Bank, through the International Development Association (IDA), has approved $115 million in concessional financing for Senegal. This funding aims…
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