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RegTech Africa

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    • 2025 State of RegTech in Sub-Saharan Africa Report Launched, Highlights Surge in Supervisory Technology and Financial Inclusion
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2025 State of RegTech in Sub-Saharan Africa Report Launched, Highlights Surge in Supervisory Technology and Financial Inclusion

The report provides strategic insights into the growth of RegTech and SupTech, regulatory innovation, financial inclusion, and the critical role of technology in strengthening consumer protection across emerging and complex markets

RegTech Africa (https://RegTechAfrica.com/) today formally announces the publication of the 2024 State of RegTech in Sub-Saharan Africa Report, a comprehensive, data-driven industry report examining the rapid evolution of regulatory innovation across Africa’s financial ecosystem. The report provides strategic insights into the growth of RegTech and SupTech, regulatory innovation, financial inclusion,…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • The African Development Bank Group remains a very strong" supporter of the Great Green Wall, said Al-Hamndou Dorsouma (1st on the right), head of the Bank's Climate and Green Growth division
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At the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), African Development Bank (AfDB), development partners call for major new financing to accelerate Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative

In January 2021, €19 billion in contributions were announced for the Great Green Wall during a round table organised in Paris alongside the One Planet Summit on biodiversity

At the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, development partners including the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), urged for a scale up in financing to deliver the Great Green Wall’s 2030 targets. Currently funded by contributions from Member States and development partners, this African Union initiative aims…

Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC)
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The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) Provides EUR 135 million Insurance Support for Türkiye’s Strategic Kars–Iğdır–Aralık–Dilucu High Standard Railway Project

The Project is set to generate strong economic and environmental impact by shifting freight from road to electrified rail, cutting logistics costs by an estimated 40% by 2030

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) (http://ICIEC.IsDB.org), a Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has approved EUR 135 million in Non-Honoring of Sovereign Financial Obligations (NHSFO) insurance in support of the Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu (KIAD) High Standard Railway Project in…

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At the heart of Africa’s fintech evolution: Exness opens new Cape Town regional hub

As fintech innovation reshapes Africa’s financial landscape, Exness strengthens its investment in the region, combining global expertise with local talent to serve a new generation of traders

Exness (www.Exness.com), one of the world’s largest multi-asset brokers, has officially opened its new office in Cape Town, marking a major milestone in its long-term commitment to traders and partners in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). As fintech innovation continues to accelerate across the region, South Africa has emerged as a natural…

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    • The African Development Bank is providing major financial support to Benin to sustainably increase poultry production in that country
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Benin: African Development Bank to invest €102 million to boost poultry meat production

Implementation of the Programme in Benin’s savannah region will directly benefit some 50,000 people, with a further 500,000 benefiting indirectly, of which 30% of each target groups will be women

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://AfDB.org) meeting in Abidjan today approved a €102.12 million loan to Benin to implement the first phase of the Agriculture Transformation Programme in the country’s savannah region. The programme aims to sustainably increase national poultry meat production in line with…

Afreximbank
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Afreximbank Abuja African Trade Centre Achieves Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Certification, the highest level in green building certification

The Abuja AATC now stands as a living demonstration of Afreximbank’s vision to integrate commercial competitiveness, innovation, and sustainability into Africa’s trade infrastructure

The United States Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Inc has certified the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) (https://Afreximbank.com/) Abuja African Trade Centre (AATC) the prestigious LEED Platinum certification, the highest global standard in sustainable building design and construction. This milestone establishes the Abuja AATC as the first building in…

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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Deepens Central African Presence as Equatorial Guinea Becomes 47th Member State

As a Member State, Equatorial Guinea gains access to AFC’s suite of products including project preparation, equity investments, debt financing, and risk mitigation instruments

Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, today announced that the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has officially acceded to membership, becoming the Corporation’s 47th Member State. The decision, which closely follows the Central African Republic’s recent accession, marks a significant step in AFC’s deepening presence in…

Energy Capital & Power

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Senegal Approves Payment for African Energy Bank

The African Energy Bank has received a significant financial boost with Senegal approving its share of payment for the pan-African energy finance vehicle

Senegal has approved its share of payment for the African Energy Bank (AEB), which is expected to be paid before the end of 2025. Announced by Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General for intergovernmental organization the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) on December 9 at the MSGBC Oil, Gas &…

Afreximbank

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Afreximbank says Africa must raise factoring volumes to at least €240 billion to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)-led transformation

Africa’s factoring volumes have more than doubled in recent years, increasing from €21.6 billion in 2017 to €50 billion in 2024, and with nearly 200 factoring companies now operating across the continent

Afreximbank (www.Afreximbank.com) has highlighted the critical importance of factoring and supply chain finance (SCF) in narrowing Africa’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) financing gap and building resilient value chains across the continent. Speaking at Afreximbank’s annual Factoring Workshop in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Mrs Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade…

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    • Arab Coordination Group (ACG) Heads of Operations Hold Routine Technical Meeting in Riyadh to Review Progress and Advance Ongoing Work
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Arab Coordination Group (ACG) Heads of Operations Hold Routine Technical Meeting in Riyadh to Review Progress and Advance Ongoing Work

Hosted by the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND), the meeting brought together senior representatives and experts from all ACG member institutions

The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) (https://TheACG.org/) convened a periodic technical meeting of Heads of Operations on December 8–9, 2025, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss joint initiatives and development projects. The meeting served as a routine session to continue ongoing work, deliver progress reports, and implement directives at the technical…