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Enterprises: African Guarantee Fund launched to spur growth of SMEs – afriquejet.com

“We are already working with banks in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Mozambique, Zambia and Mali, with a view to accelerating economic development in the respective countries by making it easier for SME’s with strong credentials to …

IFC and African Development Bank Sign ISDA Master Agreement to Expand Local Currency Finance – Zawya.com

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the African Development Bank (AfDB … bonds denominated in the currencies of more than 15 African countries including, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, Mauritius and Senegal and is currently seeking authorizations …

IFC and African Development Bank Sign ISDA Master Agreement to Expand Local Currency Finance – Modern Ghana

Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/african-development-bank.jpg The agreement will enable IFC … the currencies of more than 15 African countries including, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, Mauritius and Senegal and is currently …

African Markets – Factors to watch on May 31 – Reuters

GHANA MARKETS Shares in Standard Chartered Bank and Total Ghana slip, reversing Tuesday’s gains, to lead the GSE Composite index into negative territory down 7.89 points, or 0.76 percent, to 1,023.49 points. CAMEROON RATING Fitch affirms …

African Markets – Factors to watch on May 31 – Reuters UK

GHANA MARKETS Shares in Standard Chartered Bank and Total Ghana slip, reversing Tuesday’s gains, to lead the GSE Composite index into negative territory down 7.89 points, or 0.76 percent, to 1,023.49 points. CAMEROON RATING Fitch affirms …

New Initiatives Give Hope to a Carbon Market Facing Challenges

World Bank releases State and Trends of the Carbon Market report 2012      COLOGNE, GERMANY, May 30, 2012 – The total value of the carbon market grew by 11 percent in 2011, to $176 billion, and transaction volumes reached a … Continue reading

Cameroon: Carnet Diplomatique – U.S. Foreign Policy Seeks Stability – AllAfrica.com

including Exxon-Mobil’s Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project. As the largest contributor to both the World Bank and the African Development Bank, the US is indirectly providing support to Cameroon’s major infrastructure projects, the US envoy said.

World Bank Increases Transparency through Inaugural Publication of Sanctions Board Decisions

Milestone in anti-corruption agenda unmatched by any other IFI     WASHINGTON, May 30, 2012 - Marking another advance in openness and accountability in its anti-corruption work, the World Bank Group today published for the first time a set of decisions … Continue reading

Cameroon: Decentralisation – Stakeholders Share Experiences on Public Financing – AllAfrica.com

Speaking during the ceremony, the Lead Economist for the World Bank in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, Raju Jan Singh, said decentralisation was important for the Cameroonian authorities to improve governance …