Day: 12 October 2024

Afreximbank to Host 2024 Trade Finance Seminar and Factoring Workshop in Windhoek, Namibia

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The event will address critical trade finance trends, tools and offer training in innovative strategies to bolster Africa’s trade ecosystem African bankers, financiers, legal practitioners, insurers, and professionals from regulatory agencies and corporates, from across the African continent involved in trade finance will gather in Windhoek, Namibia, from 5 to 8 November for the annual Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS) and Factoring Workshop (https://ATFS2024.AfreximbankEvents.com). The event will address critical trade finance trends, tools and offer training in innovative strategies to bolster Africa’s trade ecosystem. Mr. Titus Ndove, Executive Director, Ministry of…

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Botswana unveils first locally assembled electric vehicles backed by Chinese brands

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GABORONE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) — Botswana on Monday unveiled its first batch of locally assembled electric vehicles in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana, with support from two Chinese vehicle manufacturing companies. The unveiling ceremony took place at the showroom of Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI), which was established in 2012 as a parastatal under the Ministry of Communications, Knowledge and Technology. BITRI Chief Executive Officer Shedden Masupe said the unveiling ceremony is a culmination of a partnership between the institute and two Chinese companies. According to Masupe,…

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Global supply chain leaders meet in Nairobi to shape the future of global health supply chains

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The second Supply Chain Leaders Forum Nairobi, Kenya / Thursday 10 October 2024 The second Supply Chain Leaders Forum (SCLF) kicked off yesterday with global supply chain leaders from 24 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) convening in Nairobi. The forum empowers country leaders through two-way dialogue with global donors to advocate supply chain transformation locally, enabling the transition to a sustainable supply chain. It informs the transition of health supply chain management to a country-led approach, and fosters a shared vision and collective impact through inter-country dialogues, in-country advocacy and…

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Strengthening Intra-African Trade: 150 Ivorian Companies Boosted by the African Trade Gateway (ATG) Platform

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Strengthening Technological Capabilities: Ceremony for Making the ATG Platform Available to Ivorian Exporting Companies Abidjan, October 10, 2024 – The African Trade Gateway (ATG) Platform proposed by AfreximBank was presented this Thursday to several Ivorian exporting companies during a ceremony organized by the General Confederation of Enterprises of Côte d’Ivoire (CGECI). About 150 Ivorian companies will now benefit from the opportunities offered by the African Trade Gateway (ATG) platform, developed by Afreximbank. This multifunctional solution was officially launched on October 10, 2024, in Abidjan, during a ceremony marked by the…

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