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Togo factoring market grows in anticipation of new legislation

 In Togo, factoring has recorded a positive development since its introduction in 2019. Outstanding financing by factoring increased from FCFA 2bn (£2.6m) in June 2021 to FCFA9bn (£11.8m) at the end of June 2022. That is an increase of 350...

#Sani Yaya

AfDB agrees $75m risk participation agreement facility for FRB...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on... (more…)

#African Development Bank#FirstRand Bank


Kenyan investment bank enters trade financing

Standard Investment Bank (SIB), one of Kenya’s first indigenous investment banks has partnered with Recolte Ltd, a trade finance intermediary…

#purchase order finance


Banks agree $1.13bn trade finance for Ghana’s cocoa exports

Six banks have come together to sign this week a pre-export receivables backed trade finance facility of $1.13bn for Ghana…

#Ghana Cocoa Board#ICBC#Rabobank


More support for Africa’s young entrepreneurs from African Development...

Africa’s young population is expected to double in less than 30 years rising to 830m by 2050. Meanwhile, employment opportunities…

#AfDB#Microsoft


Afreximbank launches trade payment services

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is delighted to announce the commercial launch of Afreximbank... (more…)

#bank#guarantees#international


Afreximbank welcomes the adoption of factoring laws in Niger...

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has commended the Governments of Niger and Burkina Faso... (more…)

#bank#guarantees#international


Shoprite partners with Demica to offer supply chain finance

Africa’s largest supermarket retailer Shoprite Group has launched a new supply chain finance product for its suppliers in partnership with…

#supplier finance#supply chain finance#Supply Chain Financing


African factoring and leasing firm receives ISO 9001 certification

African Lease Togo has just received ISO 9001 version 2015 certification from... (more…)

#African Lease Togo


New SME finance platform launched in SA

Old Mutual, a pan-African investment, savings, insurance and banking group, has launched a new business offering to service the SME…

#supply chain finance


Solv Kenya partners with Standard Chartered for supply chain...

Digital SME marketplace Solv Kenya has signed a pact with Standard Chartered bank to enable MSMEs to access supply chain…

#supply chain finance


Leading South African fintechs set to merge

Two of South Africa’s leading fintechs, TymeBank and Retail Capital are set to join forces. TymeBank has announced that it…

#working capital finance

African Development Bank Group approves $50m Risk Participation Agreement...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a Risk Participation Agreement of $50 million with…

#African Development Bank Group#Credit Agricole#trade credit insurance

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