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British International Investment, Ecobank Sierra Leone Sign $25 Million Risk Sharing Agreement to Boost Private Sector Growth

The investment will help Ecobank Sierra Leone to grow its loan book by increasing credit limits and extend lending tenors to up to five years October 7, 2024/Ecobank Transnational Incorporated The facility will increase lending to businesses in Sierra Leone where access to finance is limited, support local currency lending […]

Why Women Risk Losing Out in Shift to Green Jobs

(Credit: sturti/iStock by Getty Images) October 7, 2024/IMFBlog By Stefania Fabrizio, Florence Jaumotte, and Marina M. Tavares Men hold about 70 percent of the world’s polluting jobs, so one might think that they have most to lose from the transition to cleaner energy. After all, they risk finding themselves out of […]

Intraday Update: Nigerian Stocks Gains +0.12%, Buoyed by Bellwether Counters

October 4, 2024/InvestmentOne Update ASI as at 12.00pm: +0.12% Top Gainers and Losers: ELLAHLAKES (+9.88%), ABCTRANS (+9.82%), REGALINS (-10.00%) and NEIMETH (-8.16%). Sector Performances: Banking (+0.21%), Industrial (+0.10%), Consumer Goods (-0.02%) and Oil & Gas. Market activity: In today’s trade, total volume and value declined by 44% and 43%, when […]