In a significant move to enhance digital banking and expand financial access, Ecobank Uganda has entered a strategic partnership with Interswitch Uganda, a leading digital payments and commerce company. This collaboration aims to revolutionize banking convenience, security, and accessibility for individuals and businesses…
By Joseph KanyamunyuDirector, Public Affairs & Government Relations, Publics Africa Communications In February 2024, Uganda crossed a critical threshold. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global authority on combatting illicit finance, removed our country from its grey list a…
The Drone-Based Disaster Management Project will establish a drone training centre in Mozambique to train 30 professionals, including 10 instructors The African Development Bank, the government of Mozambique, and Korea’s government agency Busan Technopark have launched an innovative drone-driven initiative…
The awards celebrate Africa’s most innovative and transformative financial deals, highlighting exemplary execution, effective mobilization of new liquidity pools, and innovative deal structuring Two African Development Bank Group supported projects have garnered top honours at the 2025 Bonds, Loans &…
This Bank crisis response operation, implemented in collaboration with the ICRC, goes beyond short-term humanitarian interventions to invest in long-term resilience and sustainable development The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $19.85 million grant…
Bank of Baroda (Uganda) Limited has released its Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, showcasing robust financial health and strategic growth. The report highlights the bank’s resilience in a dynamic economic environment, marked…
The alliance will harmonize trade practices and introduce a standardised framework that ensures secure, predictable, and efficient trade movement African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and Zep-Re (PTA Reinsurance Company) today launched the Trans-Africa Bond Alliance (TABA), a transformative initiative, designed to…
These accolades underscore AFC’s pivotal role in landmark transactions that drive sustainable development and economic growth across the region Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has been recognized for its outstanding contributions to Africa’s financial and…
“We will continue to support Lesotho very strongly through our new focus on infrastructure for industrial competitiveness” Akinwumi Adesina The African Development Bank Group plans to invest $331 million in key strategic sectors in Lesotho as part of its proposed…
This groundbreaking event marks the official commencement of construction for this historic project and is a significant step in Barbados and CARICOM’s journey towards economic advancement and regional integration African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa’s leading Multilateral Financial Institution, made history…
Nnenna Nwabufo, the Bank’s Vice-President for Regional Development, Integration, and Business Delivery, met with a delegation from the Council led by Deputy Executive Secretary Ali Idi at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan A new chapter of regional collaboration is taking…
The aim of the programme is to modernise a strategic section of Cameroon’s road network, which is essential for transporting people and goods between the north and south of the country The African Development Bank Group has given the green…
Somalia’s membership of Afreximbank is a significant milestone that places the country on a path of sustainable economic transformation, upgrading of the country’s trade and industrial infrastructure Somalia has formally acceded to the Establishment Agreement of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank),…
The Bank has approved 77 projects valued at $3.9 billion to support the implementation of Country Food and Agriculture Delivery Compacts across 32 countries, with an additional $1.72 billion in planned approvals this year African Development Bank Group, President Dr.…
Also wins Best Bank for Trade Finance in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Rwanda Ecobank Group, the leading private pan-African financial services group with unrivalled African expertise, is proud to be named as the Best Trade Finance Provider Bank in…