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The African Guarantee Fund joins African Banker Awards as platinum sponsor capping a remarkable year for the fund This year’s awards will take place in Busan, Korea during the AfDB’s annual meetings in May LONDON, United Kingdom, March 23, 2018/ -- The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) (www.AfricanGuaranteeFund.com) was officially launched in 2012, as an initiative of the African Development Bank alongside...
How fintech providers are enabling financial institutions in Rwanda to accelerate their digital transformation Today’s technology offers financial institutions in Africa countless opportunities to improve their business Speakers at the International Conference on Responsible and Inclusive Finance (ICRIF) (http://www.amir.org.rw) held in Kigali on 21 March urged Rwandan microfinance institutions (MFIs) to embrace new-age technology to streamline their operations and to enhance...
Local cement manufacturer, Savannah Cement has renewed its commitment to scale the East African market and beyond following an illustrious performance at the just concluded East Africa Business Council (EABC) Business Excellence Awards 2018. Inspired by its performance against its corporate peers and competitors, Savannah Cement, has confirmed plans to enhance its end to end quality assurance programs to...
The Coca-Cola Bottlers Africa (CCBA) Kenya targets to plant 10,000 indigenous tree seedlings by the end of the year in an effort to conserve one of the country’s main water tower. As part of the activity to mark the World Water Day, the bottlers partnered with the County Government of Kiambu to plant 3,000 indigenous tree seedlings at Kamae Forest...
Tar Tar girls from West Pokot and Plateau Queens from Nyanza are the girls’ teams that will fight for the National glory in the National grand finale of the ongoing Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom National finals. Tar Tar qualified for the finals after beating their opponents Arch Bishop Njenga from Western 2:0 in tough semifinals held today at Bukhungu...
Results of voting for elective posts at the Kenya Rugby Union Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 21 March 2018: Vice Chairman Thomas Opiyo 34 Moses Ndale 21 * Thomas Opiyo retains Vice Chairman seat for a four year term Treasurer Joshua Aroni  43 Terence Adembesa 13 *Joshua Aroni retains Treasurer seat for a four year term Secretary Oduor Gangla 50 Jack Okoth 5 (1 spoilt vote) *Oduor Gangla retains Secretary seat for...
By Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO for Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa  Rapid urbanisation across the continent is having an effect on water demands and it is estimated that by the year 2030, the world will need 40% more water than its current accessible, reliable supply. Compounding the issue and according to the UN’s Water for Life Report (https://goo.gl/wnaMxC), it is estimated that approximately 300...
The spotlight on water is at the heart of all conversations in South Africa with questions mainly being raised around sustainable water management, government’s role in the securing access of clean water for all citizens  This year, South Africa will observe World Water Week under the ominous cloud of the Cape Town water crisis, and the stark reality of long-term...
Following the huge success of its first and second editions in 2016 which attracted over 420 delegates, the 3rd Africa Islamic Finance Forum (www.Africa-IF.com) will return 27-28 March, located at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos Nigeria hosted by the Ministry of Finance Nigeria in collaboration with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (www.ICD-PS.org). This exclusive, invitation-only...
Group reports KES 5.6 Billion PBT for the year 2017 NIC Group PLC is ready for its next phase of pace-setting growth and market leadership positioning after successfully concluding its three-year strategic plan. Over the last few years, NIC Bank Kenya Plc, the Group’s flagship, has strongly positioned itself as a leading retail and SME Bank coming on the back of...
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