Africa Private Bank

Monday, 11 December 2023

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Access Bank UK Receives Approval to Commence Operations in Hong Kong

This Day 11 Dec 2023

Access Bank’s presence in this sophisticated market positions it strategically to facilitate and enhance cross-border trade between Africa and Asia ... The Bank employs over 28,000 thousand people in its operations in Africa and Europe, with representative offices in China, Lebanon, India, and the UAE.

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Global leaders call for increased resources to provide 1 billion people with clean cooking solutions

Business Ghana 09 Dec 2023

The Bank’s contribution will generate $2 billion for clean cooking over the next 10 years, Adesina said in a call to action to provide universal access to clean cooking for women in Africa ... Adesina said the Bank is ready to forge partnerships to promote universal clean cooking in Africa.

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STA drives sustainability actions and foster collaboration at COP28

Gulf Today 05 Dec 2023

James Mwangi, Group Managing Director and CEO, Equity Group Holdings; Solomon Quaynor, Vice President – Private Sector, Infrastructure & Industrialisation, Africa Development Bank; Shaka Kariuki, Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Kuramo Capital Management; and Yusuf ...

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COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp

Reuters 05 Dec 2023

... Investment Fund "in partnership with" South African bank Absa. Emerging Africa Investment Fund is owned by Private Infrastructure Development Group, which in turn is owned by six developed country governments and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation.

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COP28: Citi report to shed light on mobilising climate finance

GDN Online 01 Dec 2023

... and Banking Head for the Middle East and Africa ... Citi is present in 29 markets in the Middle East and Africa region, and offers services including corporate, investment and commercial banking, capital markets, sales and trading, transactions services, and wealth management.

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Investec launches new trading app

Independent online (SA) 25 Nov 2023

While Clarity, by Investec, is currently exclusively available to Investec Private Banking clients, the broader retail market in South Africa will get a chance to trade with less complexity and more clarity in early 2024, the company said. “The initial rollout to Private Banking ...

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Germany pledges 4 billion Euros in Africa’s green energy:African Development Bank President calls...

Business Ghana 24 Nov 2023

The African Development Bank President emphasised the importance of private sector development in Africa ... The African Development Bank remains fully committed to the success of this initiative, especially through its focus on promoting private sector development in Africa.”.

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Citigroup’s top Saudi banker Carmen Haddad takes vice chairman role

Financial Express 22 Nov 2023

“In her new role, Carmen will focus on providing senior level dialogue and coverage of key sovereign/government and private banking clients,” Ebru Pakcan, Citigroup’s head of Middle East and Africa, said in the memo ... A 23-year veteran of Citigroup, Haddad initially rose through the ranks of the firm’s private banking arm in the Middle East.

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Experts Lament Dearth of Funding in Africa’s Agribusiness Sector

This Day 21 Nov 2023

According to the experts, banks, institutional partners and the private sector should invest heavily in agribusiness in Africa, explaining that the sector suffers from a financing gap even as it is becoming the new manna for the countries of the continent ... “The banks say that there is too much volatility in this sector.

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Citigroup's top Saudi banker Carmen Haddad takes Vice Chair role

Gulf News 21 Nov 2023

"In her new role, Carmen will focus on providing senior level dialogue and coverage of key sovereign/government and private banking clients," Ebru Pakcan, Citigroup's head of Middle East and Africa, said in the memo ... A 23-year veteran of Citigroup, Haddad initially rose through the ranks of the firm's private banking arm in the Middle East.

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Public-private partnerships needed to bridge infrastructure development gap in Africa

Ghana Business News 20 Nov 2023

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are essential for infrastructure development in Africa, and governments and the private sector should work together to create effective PPPs, said Robert Lisinge, Acting Director of the Private Sector Development and Finance Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

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AFIS awards leaders for remarkable impact on financial growth in Africa

B & FT Online 16 Nov 2023

The African Champion award went to United Bank for Africa (UBA), a leading ... Founded by Jeune Afrique Media Group in 2021, with the support of IFC (World Bank Group), AFIS is a sister organization of the AFRICA CEO FORUM, the leading platform for the African private sector.

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CHINA DODOVU: Decline of water and sanitation infrastructure calls for public-private collaboration

Business Day 16 Nov 2023

A Water Partnership Office has been established with the Development Bank of Southern Africa and the SA Local Government Association to support municipalities to enter into public-private partnerships for water services and nudge us closer towards the goal of having a functional system. .

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Moghalu, to Headline Afreximbank’s Intra-African Trade Fair

This Day 08 Nov 2023

The newly appointed Chairman of the Advisory and Executive Boards of the Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS) and a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof ... Agreement (AfCFTA) Private Sector Session, with the Africa Private Sector Summit (APSS) Co-Hosting an Ecosystem-based session at the 2023.

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Grisha attends 2nd trade and investment forum in Guyana

The Daily Herald 06 Nov 2023

ACTIF2023 was organised by the African Export-Import Bank Afreximbank and the government of Guyana, and focussed on strengthening ties between the private sectors of Africa and the Caribbean Community CARICOM to advance trade and investment. In attendance were top executives from the private and public sectors of both regions.