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Dangote, IFC launch US$10m risk facility to boost Ethiopian...

Nigerian investor and entrepreneur Aliko Dangote has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support a US$10m risk-sharing facility aimed at expanding financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ethiopia. The initiative, announced on February 17, 2026, is...

#sme finance

IFC announces projects to support MSMEs in Egypt and...

IFC has announced five projects to support small- and medium-sized business development and job creation in Egypt and other parts…

#factoring


Agridex and Tradeflow launch digital trade finance platform for...

Agridex International has partnered with Tradeflow Capital Management to deploy a digital payments and structured trade finance platform aimed at…

#trade finance


CashMe Tanzania expands SME financing through fintech platform

Fintech firm CashMe Tanzania is expanding access to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) while opening new investment opportunities…

#sme finance


EBRD delivers US$100m trade finance facility for Access Bank,...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has made its first investment in Nigeria and its inaugural transaction in…

#trade finance


Afreximbank bolsters Angola’s energy sector with US$1.75bn syndicated receivables...

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), working with other mandated lead arrangers, successfully closed a US$1.75bn syndicated receivables purchase facility for Sonangol,…

#syndication


Afreximbank announces termination of its credit rating relationship with...

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially terminated its credit rating relationship with Fitch Ratings. This decision follows a review of…

#termination


Fintech Kayko raises US$1.2m to support SMEs in Rwanda

Rwandan fintech startup Kayko has raised $1.2 million in seed funding to enhance its platform designed to support small and…

#sme finance


Nedbank CIB advances digital transformation in SCF

Nedbank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) has completed a significant restructuring of its trade and supply chain finance (SCF) operations…

#supply chain finance


NCBA Bank and HEVA Fund launch financing framework for...

NCBA Bank and HEVA Fund have signed a financing agreement designed to expand credit access for Kenya’s creative sector, introducing…

#invoice discounting


AfDB approves €25m trade finance facility for CCA-Bank

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved financing of €25m to help Cameroon’s Crédit…

#trade finance


IFC and Banque El Amana partner to support SMEs...

To strengthen access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Mauritania, particularly those owned by women, IFC…

#trade finance

ICIEC and Afreximbank forge strategic partnership to boost Arab–Africa...

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), a Shariah-based multilateral insurer and member of the…

#Afreximbank#ICIEC#trade finance

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