Swedish-East Africa Chamber of Commerce (SWEACC) has taken the initiative to establish a cluster within the area of Investment & Financing focused on Eastern-Africa. The initiative is taken together with the Eastern Africa Association (EAA) represented by their CEO, John Small. The EAA was established over...
"The UN Development Programme (UNDP) today welcomed Achim Steiner as he begins a four-year term as Administrator of the Organization. Mr. Steiner’s appointment as the new head of the UN’s lead development agency was confirmed by the UN General Assembly in April this year, following his...
"The EIB and the IMF are doing more together to promote economic stability in Europe and beyond. At a meeting today at the headquarters of the EU bank in Luxembourg, EIB President Werner Hoyer and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde...
"The African Guarantee Fund (AGF), the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Nordic Development Fund (NDF) are organising a Green Finance Conference on 21 June in Nairobi, Kenya. AGF and ITC, with funding from NDF, have partnered to expand access to climate-focused finance for small and...
"“The year 2016 showed that the Nordic Investment Bank is an efficient funding tool for the Nordic–Baltic region. The Bank’s ability to combine impact financing with sound banking principles shows up as a healthy profit on top of the societal gain”, says Siv Jensen, Minister...
"The new agreement on NEFCO’s mandate that was signed by all five Nordic countries on 14 December 2016 enters into force today. At the same time, the Corporation’s amended statutes are officially adopted. The new agreement opens the possibility for NEFCO to geographically broaden its investment...
"The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Russian Federal Corporation for Small and Medium Sized Entrepreneurship (“Russian SME Corporation”) in the framework of the flagship St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 1 June 2017."...
"The new president will be the 35th to direct the institution. In his inaugural speech, he highlighted the Bank’s key role in long-term investments and in the financing of MSMEs. Economist Paulo Rabello de Castro became president of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) in a ceremony...
"On 1 April 2017, during the 2nd Annual Meeting of the NDB Board of Governors (BoG) in New Delhi, India, the BoG approved Terms, Conditions and Procedures for the Admission of New Members to the New Development Bank and it was agreed that the Bank...
"1 June - NDF hosted Dr. Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy, ICT and Tourism at the African Union Commission for discussions on climate change, energy and infrastructure initiatives in Africa. The Energy and Infrastructure Commissioner, Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, from the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa...