Barclays Africa has announced plans to raise R1.3bn to fund loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), Independent Online reported on Tuesday, July 5.
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has acted as lead arranger for an up to $425m senior mezzanine facility for New Age African Global Energy (New Age), a privately held oil & gas exploration, development, and production company with assets primarily across Sub-Saharan Africa.
CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution, and LafargeHolcim, have launched 14Trees, a joint-venture that aims to accelerate the production and commercialization of Durabric, an environmentally-friendly, affordable alternative to traditional clay burnt bricks.
The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has partnered with Isibonelo Property Services on the construction of Tshwane Regional Mall (TRM) in Denneboom, Mamelodi in South Africa that commenced in June 2016.
KfW Development Bank has provided a $150m 15-year loan facility to Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), an international investment grade multilateral finance institution.
Harith General Partners and Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) have merged their power sector assets, expertise and experience to create a new energy entity combining both renewable and non-renewable power generating assets in Africa.
The need for infrastructure development remains critical, according to Patrick Dlamini, CEO of the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).
ENGIE, a French multinational electric utility company, has secured over $600m (R9.2bn) in loans for construction of the Kathu Solar Park in South Africa’s Northern Cape.
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has led a $24m Series B round of funding in Andela, a startup that trains tech developers in Africa.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Senegal’s national utility, and ContourGlobal, the project developer, have announced the inauguration of the Cap des Biches power station, which will ease electricity constraints in Senegal by providing power to 100,000 people.
Finnfund and Access Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s Access Bank, have provided financing to Ghana Airport Cargo Centre (GACC), a new cargo center at Kotoka International Airport in Accra.
Emerging markets, on average, now make up 31% of institutional investors' alternative allocations, whereas private equity is an asset class of choice, a new study from BNY Mellon has revealed.
IFC has invested $25m in GCCredit Opportunities Fund II, a private debt fund, managed by Gulf Capital, one of the largest and most active alternative asset managers in the Middle East.
FMO has closed a 10-year $22.5m syndicated loan facility with Ghana Home Loans(GHL), Ghana’s leading residential mortgage provider.
