Afreximbank Extends USD 15 Million Facility To Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited To Support Small And Medium Enterprises (SME) Participation In Export Value Chains

Egypt’s Central Bank has tightened controls governing banks’ dealings with non-bank financing companies, in a move aimed at strengthening credit-market transparency as consumer finance and other non-bank lending activities expand rapidly across the country. According to a Central Bank directive reported by Asharq Business, banks are now required to verify that non-bank financing companies hold…

Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is expanding its women’s digital empowerment agenda through the Qodwa.Tech initiative, positioning technology, e-commerce and artificial intelligence as tools for supporting female entrepreneurship and wider economic inclusion. Minister of Communications and Information Technology Raafat Hindi attended the sixth edition of the “Future of Women Empowerment in the Era…