Tag «Investment»

AfDB, Nordic Development Fund, Global Environment Facility and Calvert Impact Capital partner in US $55-million investment into Off-Grid Energy Access Fund

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, January 4, 2018 – On December 15, the African Development Bank’s Board approved a US $30-million investment in the Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (“FEI OGEF”). This follows the approval of additional investments of US $10 million from Calvert Impact Capital (CIC), US $8.5 million from the Global Environment …

B Capital Group leads the latest investment in Mswipe

  Mswipe closes Series D funding above the US$40 million mark   Marking B Capital’s foray into investments in India   The funds will be used for expanding Mswipe’s acceptance network for digital payments and strengthening product development capability Mswipe has a network of 280,000 terminals spread over 650 cities and towns Mswipe’s platform enables …

NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility proposes regional information hub to stimulate investment in Africa

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 24 July 2017 – The NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) has advocated the establishment of a regional information hub to advertise bankable projects in Africa. NEPAD-IPPF proposes that each country should have a window linked to the centralized hub as part of an overall objective to unlock bankable investment opportunities in …

Starting in Uganda, sharing of big data to enable investment in education

LONDON, 13 June 17 – Millions more children could end up getting an education, when Opportunity International (OI) shares its experience and data on education microfinance, enabling others to invest in education. With 263 million children out of school, banks and other financial institutions have been reluctant to lend into developing countries’ education because – …

World Economic Forum to Support 22 Countries and EU in Doubling Investment in Clean Energy R&D by 2021

World Economic Forum to work with Mission Innovation, a commitment by 22 countries and the European Union, to accelerate global clean energy innovation to address climate change Collaboration aims to support Mission Innovation by enabling public-private partnerships that enable a more sustainable, affordable, inclusive and secure global energy future Mission Innovation includes the world’s leading …

TAX BREAKS AND EXPORT INCENTIVES PLANNED TO BOOST PRODUCTION  – NIGERIA’S MINISTER OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

  Oxford Business Group to publish 2017 country report   Nigeria, April 2017: A key trade facilitation agreement (TFA) signed by Nigeria and more than 100 other nations with the World Trade Organisation is expected to provide the country’s manufacturing industry with a major boost, Okechukwu E Enelamah, the minister of industry, trade and investment, told Oxford …

CASBAA Warns Indian TV Regulations Threaten Investment

INDIA, Jan 16, 2017 – (ACN Newswire) – CASBAA, the Association of Asia’s pay-TV Industry, today warmly applauded the judicial review now underway in India of proposed extension and tightening of India’s pay-TV rate regulations. The Madras High Court is currently reviewing the clash between the rights of copyright owners around the world and new …