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African trade finance sees $5 bn in portfolio outflows in Q1 2020 due to Covid-19, but opportunities exist – report

The survey was conducted by African Export-Import Bank, jointly with the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank-hosted Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership April 23, 2021/AfDB Constrained global financial conditions caused by Covid-19 have led to massive portfolio outflows from Africa, exceeding $5 billion in the […]

AfDB President says the continent is “ground zero” of the crisis as major economies boost climate targets

The African Development Bank is the only multilateral development bank to meet and exceed the 50% parity for climate adaptation and resilience April 23, 2021/AfDB African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina on Thursday joined 40 heads of state and government at the Leaders Summit on Climate, where […]

Alex Oh Named SEC Director of Enforcement

April 22, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Alex Oh has been appointed Director of the Division of Enforcement. Oh was most recently a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and co-chair of the law firm’s Anti-Corruption & FCPA Practice Group. She was […]