“The Embassy of Ethiopia will present the energy sector in Ethiopia, new initiatives, planned investments and activities, incentives and business opportunities for Swedish companies.”
“Winning in the African emerging markets, where the markets are ready but lacking financing, at the same time as your competitors bring financing to the market, might be challenging. But by rethinking your business models and using available financing tools and planning for financing you can get a competitive advantage and succeed. Come and listen to the financiers and learn from how others have done it. Apply to join the speed meeting session for 1-2-1 meetings with selected financiers. The event is organized by SWEACC and STING’s Go Africa program.”
“Earlier this summer, Japan became power Africa’s newest bilateral partner. We sat down with Ambassador Seiji Okada, the deputy director general in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, to learn more about what this partnership means for the continent.”
“When President Obama threw down a challenge to the world in 2013 to” Power Africa,” it was a bold but necessary piece of leadership. The good news is that the rest of the world agreed. There is now coordination in partnership to provide the support necessary to African leaders and people to electrify their continent — that wouldn’t have been possible without Power Africa urging everyone on.”
“ADVANCING THE GOALS OF THE POWER AFRICA INITIATIVE TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA THROUGH THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRESIDENT’S POWER AFRICA WORKING GROUP.”
“WASHINGTON, October 28, 2016— World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today announced the appointment of Kristalina Georgieva as Chief Executive Officer of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), lending arms for middle-income and poor countries known collectively as the World Bank.”
“Statement by the Heads of the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation, the Islamic Development Bank, the New Development Bank, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.”
“The development bank set up by the BRICS group of emerging economies will ramp up lending to $2.5 billion next year after making its first loans to back green projects, its president K V Kamath told Reuters.”
Are you a small Swedish growth company interested in exploring business opportunities in Africa? Go Africa aims to provide you with the network, competence and support needed to successfully break into and do business in sub-Saharan Africa.
