Dakar, Senegal, June 10, 2017//– The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) hosted senior civil servants from 20 African countries for a course on Industrial Policy in Africa aimed at strengthening their capacity in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating appropriate strategies to facilitate the structural transformation of the continent’s economies.
First National Bank (FNB) the retail and commercial banking wing of First Rand, one of South Africa’s biggest finance group, is set to start full banking operations in Ghana this month.
Favorable worldwide conditions for cereal crops will lead to better-than-expected production this growing season at the global level, despite continuing apprehension over El Niño.
Online money transfer service WorldRemit and telecoms operator MTN have signed a global partnership that will enable WorldRemit customers to send remittances instantly to MTN’s Mobile Money customers.
THE African Water Facility (AWF), an initiative of the African Ministers’ Council on water, has attracted €1.2 billion of follow-on investments for water management projects pledged by donors.
