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Time for a digital scale-up in Africa to unlock the continent’s untapped creative economies, panelists say

The Africa Investment Forum was working to promote content deals as well as digital infrastructure projects to advance creative industries, including support to smaller players February 24, 2021/AfDB Digital platforms in Africa should scale up to take advantage of the continent’s surging demand for creative content, said Africa Investment Forum […]

Ogunbanjo, Onyema Congratulate New DG, WTO, Okonjo-Iweala

February 23, 2021/NSE The President of the National Council, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or The Exchange), Otunba Abimbola Ogunbanjo, and the Chief Executive Officer, NSE, Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, are pleased to congratulate Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her recent appointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation […]

Japan, AfDB, Sign JPY 73.6 Billion Loan Agreement

The concessional donor loan will support the 15th replenishment of the African Development Fund, approved in December 2019 by ADF donor countries February 17, 2021/AfDB The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) – on […]