The African Development Bank (AfDB) has invested US$332 million (ZAR5.4 billion) in a social bond issued by Standard Bank Group to expand financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across South Africa, while also supporting the country's evolving banking framework.
Standard Bank has provided a US$29 million Social Documentary Credit Facility to Helios Towers, marking the bank's first documentary credit facility structured under a sustainable finance framework.
Kenya’s plan to raise KSh 995.7 billion from the domestic market in the 2026/27 fiscal year could influence how banks balance lending to businesses against investing in government securities, according to EBC Financial Group.
Africa50 has appointed Djalal Khimdjee as Chief Executive Officer of its Africa50 Principal Investment Fund, formerly known as Africa50 Project Finance, effective August 1, 2026.
MerQube, a US-based provider of rules-based investment technology and index solutions, has partnered with Oribi Capital Partners and Prescient Management Company (Prescient) to launch a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering investors a more balanced exposure to South African equities.
Creation Capital has launched the Creation Yield Fund, a hybrid private credit vehicle that combines privately originated debt investments with a listed note structure on the Cape Town Stock Exchange (CTSE), as the specialist investment manager seeks to channel more institutional capital into South Africa's underserved SME and mid-corporate market.
Africa’s electricity demand is projected to nearly double to 2,291 TWh by 2050, requiring an estimated $30 billion in transmission and grid infrastructure investment to unlock and integrate new generation capacity.
Invest Salone, with support from the UK Government and in collaboration with British International Investment (BII) through the Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator (ARIA), which is co-funded by FMO and Proparco, has launched a suite of resources aimed at helping Sierra Leonean businesses prepare for external investment.
Satrix has expanded its African footprint with the secondary listing of three of its Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), with trading commencing on July 9.
Sango Capital has been appointed to manage approximately US$460 million in committed capital across three African private equity fund portfolios following a management change initiated by a consortium of institutional limited partners.
