AIF 2019: EIB sets up $1bn lending scheme for African female entrepreneurs
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Tuesday, announced a $1.1 billion lending programme to help women entrepreneurs on the continent under a new initiative termed SheInvest. Speaking at the ongoing African Investment Forum (AIF) due to end today in South Africa,…
AfDB, European Bank stake $70m in DBN to drive SMEs—Okpanachi
Less than one year of its takeoff, the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has attracted cooperation and investments from two leading international finance organizations and partnerships of more commercial banks in Nigeria in the encouragement of Small and Medium Enterprises…
Nigeria, others to gain from EIB’s $100b investments in climate change fight
Africa is set to tap into the emerging $100b investment by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to fight against climate change across the globe. The facility which can be said to be the largest climate finance contribution of any single…
