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Activator HQ releases Africa’s Top 100 Business Opportunities to Watch in 2024

The new edition includes waste-to-energy plants, diaspora investment funds, solar-powered cold storage, digital skills training, spice mixes, and cassava derivatives, among other ideas December 11, 2023/Activator HQ Despite rising food and fuel costs, weakening currencies, climate change effects, security threats, political instability, rolling power cuts, infrastructure limitations, and several economic […]

AfDB, FSDH Merchant Bank Sign $20M Trade Finance Agreement to Support SMEs, Corporates

The facility will catalyze more than $200 million of trade finance transactions across several sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, and energy December 8, 2023/AfDB The African Development Bank has signed a $20 million Trade Finance Facility Agreement with FSDH Merchant Bank to support small- and medium-sized businesses in Nigeria’s industrial and […]

COP28: AfDB President Invites Business Leaders to Invest in Africa to Accelerate Decarbonization

Africa is a very reliable destination for investment,” since the continent has a “dominant position in terms of green metals, the critical metals that will support storage and energy systems December 7, 2023/AfDB The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, called on African business leaders to take advantage […]