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High-level dialogue on strengthening public health security in Africa calls for huge private sector investments in health

November 7, 2016/AfDB “Nothing could be more important,” African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said Monday, as he addressed a high-level dialogue on strengthening public health security in Sub-Saharan Africa. “Health is wealth.” “Our meeting today is crucial, for building resilient health systems to ensure that Africa can deal effectively […]

France provides €6-million grant to AfDB for the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative

November 7, 2016/AfDB The Government of France and the Africa Development Bank on November 6 signed a €6-million agreement for the implementation of the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI). The resources will help set up the Delivery Unit of the Initiative to be hosted at the African Development Bank. The […]

NSE Reports 1,900% ETF Growth, as Investors Appetite Wane towards Stocks

By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday reported its Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) introduced December 2011 has grown 1,900 percent with Assets Under Management (AUM) hitting N4.24 billion, this is on dampened investors’ appetite towards investment in stocks. Oscar Onyema, chief executive officer (CEO) of the NSE […]