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Finovate Global Ireland: Investing in Payments and Partnerships
Finovate
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June 6, 2025
This week’s edition of Finovate Global looks at recent fintech headlines from Ireland. Nomupay Raises $40 Million at $290 Million Valuation Courtesy of an investment from SBPS, a subsidiary of Japan’s SoftBank, Irish fintech Nomupay has secured...
From Unbanked To Empowered: The Real Test For Mobile Finance In Africa
Africa.com
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June 6, 2025
By Thabo Molefe, Head of Africa Regions at TransUnion Africa’s young, tech-savvy population is leading the charge in reshaping the continent’s future. As home to the fastest-growing demographic in the world, Africa’s youth are not only influencing...
African PE firm Mediterrania Capital Partners marks final close of Fund IV
VC Circle
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Albert Alsina, founder and CEO, Mediterrania Capital Partners Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a Malta-based private equity firm that manages over $800 million in assets and deploys growth capital in mid-sized African companies, has marked the...
UBG calls to explore Africa’s vast economic potential
Business Recorder
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June 6, 2025
KARACHI: United Business Group (UBG) leaders have stressed the urgent need to explore Africa’s vast economic potential through aggressive and targeted marketing strategies. Africa, the world’s second-largest continent, comprises 54 sovereign...
AfDB CFO: Raw Material Exports Equal Job Losses for Africa
News Ghana
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June 6, 2025
African Development Bank Chief Financial Officer Hassatou Diop N’Sele has stated that exporting unprocessed raw materials results in significant job losses for African economies. She made the remarks during the AfDB’s 2025 Annual Meetings in...
Petrobras aims to make Africa its main exploratory region outside Brazil, CEO says
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 6, 2025
Petrobras PETR3 aims to make Africa its main region of development outside Brazil, the state-run oil giant’s CEO told Reuters on Thursday during a wide-ranging interview about the company’s strategy. Ivory Coast has extended the “red carpet” for...
Investing In the Seeds of Change: The Future of Pomegranates...
Modern Ghana
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On one of our first few dates in Morocco, we visited the hillsides of Talit Mamoun with someone who has now become a familiar, friendly face. Abdejalil from the High Atlas Foundation is a native of the area, who knew the native flora and fauna...
Africa’s banks must back green growth Ruto tells leaders
Switch TV
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June 6, 2025
Nairobi – Standing before a hall of Africa’s most powerful financiers, President William Ruto issued a blunt message if Africa is to prosper, its banks must take the lead. “We must believe in ourselves and believe in our continent,” Ruto said on...
El nuevo financiamiento del GEF impulsa el avance hacia los objetivos de 2030
Global Environment Facility
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Este comunicado de prensa está disponible en inglés y francés. Los proyectos aprobados del Fondo Fiduciario incluyen iniciativas dirigidas a eliminar el mercurio de los procesos industriales y de los productos para aclarar la piel; fortalecer la...
What happens when the Club Finance Council runs out of money?
The California Aggie
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June 6, 2025
With clubs losing a prime resource for funding, some look to student government for support By JORDAN POLTORAK— campus@theaggie.org When Adam Hilt, a fourth-year political science major, took over as president of Slaughterhouse Comedy, a student...
Africa, struggling for stability and economic growth, is not a dumping ground for unwanted migrants
South Florida Times
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June 5, 2025
Capetown STOCK PHOTO The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to approve deporting undocumented migrants to South Sudan after a lower court blocked the plan. It is a matter not just about whether President Donald Trump has the...
New GEF financing propels progress to 2030 goals
Global Environment Facility
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This press release is available in French and Spanish. Approved Trust Fund projects include efforts to remove mercury from industrial processes and skin lightening products; buoy ocean and freshwater health through collaborative governance;...
DP World, J.P. Morgan partner to boost trade finance
Port Technology International
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June 6, 2025
DP World Trade Finance and J.P. Morgan have partnered to expand access to working capital in emerging markets, where supply chain disruptions and limited credit constrain trade. With a global trade finance gap of $2.5 trillion, many businesses...
Africa Finance Corporation unveils 2025 State of Africa’s Infrastructure report
CNBC Africa
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June 5, 2025
Africa Finance Corporation recently launched the State of Africa's Infrastructure Report 2025, focusing on the theme of Mobilizing Domestic Capital. The report delves into the potential for unlocking trillions in domestic capital to revolutionize...
Renaissance Africa Energy meets Minister of Economy, Reiterates commitment to continue to increase production
News Diary Online
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June 6, 2025
The Chairman of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, Dr. Layi Fatona, led a team of company executives, including Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tony Attah, on a courtesy visit to the Honourable Minister of...
Africa builds 2,000km of railways between 2015 and 2024 – Report
Nairametrics
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June 6, 2025
Africa added approximately 2,000 kilometres of new railway lines between 2015 and 2024, reflecting renewed interest in rail as a driver of connectivity and trade. This was revealed in the State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report 2025, published by...
African countries are bad at issuing bonds, so debt costs mo...
Modern Ghana
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Over the past two decades, African countries have increasingly turned to international capital markets to meet their development financing needs. For example, Kenya and Benin raised a combined US$2.5 billion through bond issuances during the first...
African Union Commission Hosts Regional Consultation To Validate The Draft Africa Common Position For Disaster Risk Reduction
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) The African Union Commission (AUC) successfully hosted the Regional Consultation on the Africa Common Position for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) on June 2, 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland. Organised on the sideline of the Global...
African leaders, Africa CDC, and partners unite to fight cholera outbreak
China Daily Global
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By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-06-06 17:43 In a historic demonstration of political resolve and continental unity, 20 African Union member states affected by the current cholera outbreak have expressed...
Winklevoss' Gemini submits confidential IPO filing amid renewed investor confidence
Coin Telegraph
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June 6, 2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a June 6 press release. Gemini filed a confidential draft registration statement on SEC Form S-1,...