Global investment flows rebound in first half of 2021, recovery highly uneven
The outlook for infrastructure investment is strong due to COVID-19 stimulus packages, but investment in industry remains weak. Global foreign…
UNCTAD´s World Investment Forum has been focusing on investing for an inclusive and speedy recovery
The 7th World Investment Forum organized by UNCTAD has been taking place online from 18 to 22 October, focusing on investing in…
Rethinking globalisation
Jambo Africa Online’s Senior Editorial Correspondent, Francois Fouche, reviews the latest critique of globalisation. For decades, globalisation and the benefits…
Extracts from the ‘African Economic Outlook 2021’ by the African Development Bank
These are extracts from the Economic Outlook 2021 publication by the African Development Bank. Economic Outlook: Nigeria Recent macroeconomic and…
African Development Bank Group, MTN sign $500,000 grant agreement to study women’s access to financial services
The African Development Bank has signed a grant agreement for $500,000 with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary…
FCI re-elects Afreximbank President to the Executive Committee
The President and Chairman of the Board of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Professor Benedict Oramah, has been re-elected to the…
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina assures Nigeria of Bank’s strong support to achieve food security
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, received a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the country’s…
A fruitful Sedibeng Investment Conference
The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Fikile Majola says government is working with great speed towards designating…
The New Spirit of Africa Has a New Friend: The African Tourism Board
The Chairman of the African Tourism Board (ATB), Cuthbert Ncube, was in Addis Ababa on a working visit and met…
World Food Day: Time for global leaders to invest in Africa’s agriculture
By Beth Dunford More than six out of every 10 people in Sub-Saharan Africa work in the continent’s agriculture sector.…