07/29/2020

AIIB's membership in Africa grows

The bank has begun to finance projects on the African continent with AIIB's president and board of directors having approved up to 600 million U.S. dollars in financing for three projects in Egypt so far.

07/28/2020

Digital lenders oppose rate cap plan

Most banks froze unsecured loans to small- and micro-sized enterprises after introduction of controls on loan charges from September 2016 to November 2019 citing “high” risk of default, forcing a reversal of the law.

07/24/2020

Life under COVID-19 for China and Africa – FBNQuest

Tejinder Singh, noted a move in financing away from the sovereign obligor structure over the past 18 months (and so pre-COVID). African governments had become increasingly reluctant to issue guarantees.