Tag: Affirmative Finance Action for Women
African Development Bank Lends US$1 Billion to Women in Africa
By African Development Bank Published February 26, 2023 African Development Bank has lent US$1 Billion to women entrepreneurs across Africa through its Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) project that was launched during the first Feed Africa conference (Dakar 1 Africa Food Summit) in the Senegalese capital, Dakar,…
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African Development Bank Calls on Governments to Support Africa’s Women-led Businesses
By African Development Bank Published October 21, 2022 African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion introduced African Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to a new partnership set to increase financial inclusion for women-led enterprises across the continent. At…
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Time to Invest in Africa’s Agriculture
By Beth Dunford Published October 17, 2021 Though more than six out of every 10 people in Sub-Saharan Africa work in the continent’s agriculture sector, the pace of the continent’s agricultural growth is not keeping up with Africa’s population growth and around 246 million Africans go to bed hungry every…
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Africa New World Investment Frontier
By Abdi Ali Published December 7, 2018 With Africa currently home to five of the world’s fastest growing economies, is a continent of great opportunities. RELATED:Hospitality Company Focuses on Sustainable Travel and Tourism in Africa Giovanni Tria, an economist currently serving as Italy’s Minister for Economy and Finance, says the…
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