Adds more details JOHANNESBURG, Sept 29 (Reuters) – South Africa’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows fell to 17.4 billion rand ($1.02 billion) in the second quarter from 29 billion rand in the first quarter, the central bank said on Tuesday. The FDI inflows in the three months to end June […]
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AFC’s Inaugural CHF150 Million Green Bond to Finance Africa’s Sustainable Development
LAGOS, Nigeria–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 23, 2020– Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, today announces the successful issuance of its inaugural CHF150 Million Reg S senior unsecured benchmark Green Bond (the “Bond”) under the Corporation’s US$5 Billion Global Medium-Term Note (“GMTN”) programme , maturing […]
Small and medium growers and innovation are key to South Africa’s citrus export growth
While COVID-19 has disrupted many industries, the citrus industry in South Africa has emerged resilient, with strong demand in export markets and strong potential beyond the crisis. To tap this growth potential requires complementary public investment in ports and irrigation infrastructure, and technical capacity to negotiate access to wider export […]