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15MayMay 15, 2020

Webinar Press Release: ‘Poll Reveals Half of African Business Leaders Do Not Think that African Governments Are Taking Women’s Issues into Consideration as They Develop Policies to Address COVID-19’

Johannesburg, South Africa, May 15, 2020 – / In a live poll conducted by Africa.com on May 13 as part of its webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, 47% of webinar participants do not think that African governments are taking women’s issues into consideration as they develop policies...

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15MayMay 15, 2020

Private Creditors Form Group to Negotiate Africa Debt Relief

By Alonso Soto May 15, 2020, 2:34 PM GMT+2 Updated on May 15, 2020, 6:16 PM GMT+2 Private creditors representing more than $9 trillion of assets under management formed a group to negotiate debt relief for African nations, warning of the risks of a blanket approach to the process. The so-called Africa Private Creditor Working...

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14MayMay 14, 2020

EXIM Board Unanimously Approves Amended Financing of U.S. Exports to Mozambique LNG Project and Support of More U.S. Jobs in Additional States

$4.7 Billion Loan Will Now Support 16,700 American Jobs and Nearly Double Number of Identified U.S. Suppliers Media Contact Name/Phone: Office of Communications (202) 565-3204 WASHINGTON – The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) today unanimously voted to amend the agency’s previously approved September 2019 direct loan supporting U.S....

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13MayMay 13, 2020

africa.com Webinar Session 5: Leadership in Times of Crisis

What’s the Real Story Behind Africa’s COVID-19 Figures? Crisis Management for African Business Leaders Wednesday Webinar Series Working with Harvard Business School faculty and our partners across Africa, Africa.com is pleased to offer this timely and valuable virtual conference series. Session 5: May 13, 2020 Women are Proving to Be Great Leaders During COVID-19. Is...

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12MayMay 12, 2020

Institutional investors agree fast tracking the African Union’s 5% Infrastructure Agenda is critical in the fight against COVID-19

Africa investor (Ai) today convened the 3rd African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Fund Leaders Forum COVID-19 Roundtable, an exclusive Forum of the continent’s most influential Chairmen, CEO’s and CIO’s of African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds, to discuss the role and response of African institutional investors in the fight against the...

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12MayMay 12, 2020

Webinar – Prime Minister of Namibia speaks at Africa.com Webinar series Wednesday 13 May

WOMEN ARE PROVING TO BE GREAT LEADERS DURING COVID-19. IS THIS THE PATHWAY TO POWER In this session of the webinar series Crisis Management for African Business Leaders Africa.com Chair and CEO, Teresa Clarke leads a panel of influential women from a range of sectors. Joining us as a key speaker will...

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08MayMay 8, 2020

Africa.com Webinar Series to Feature Influential Women Leaders

Not Just Another Conversation About Women Johannesburg, South Africa, May 8, 2020 – / In the next session of Crisis Management for African Business Leaders webinar series, Africa.com Chair and CEO, Teresa Clarke will lead a panel of influential women from a range of sectors. ‘Women are Proving to Be Great Leaders...

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06MayMay 6, 2020

AFRICAN SOVEREIGN WEALTH AND PENSION FUNDS LEADERS FORUM COVID-19 RESPONSE

A Partnership Call to Action to Build Resilient African Economies The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis. According to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), anywhere between 300,000 and 3.3 million African people could lose their lives as a direct result of COVID-19,...

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06MayMay 6, 2020

African institutional investors call for partnerships to build resilient economies

Noting the potential for devastating economic impacts on the African continent by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the African Sovereign Wealth and Pension Fund Leaders Forum has today issued a Call to Action to build resilient African economies. The Forum, comprised of leaders of Africa’s pre-eminent sovereign wealth and pension funds,...

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06MayMay 6, 2020

ICC joins global trade organisation heads for summit on impact of COVID-19 on Africa

ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO, participated in a historic summit this week to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Convened by Africa investor (Ai), the Summit brought together the heads of global trade organisations and recognised the importance of pioneering partnerships and...

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