The Dreyfus Corporation, a BNY Mellon company, has launched the Dreyfus Emerging Markets Debt U.S. Dollar Fund, an actively managed mutual fund with exposure to the African markets.
Business Partners, a specialist risk finance company for formal small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has launched a R300m ($27m) manufacturing fund, which aims to assist SMEs that operate within the manufacturing sector.
Old Mutual Global Investors has collaborated with its colleagues, Old Mutual Investment Group in South Africa, to launch the Old Mutual Pan African Fund for a global client base.
The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), have launched the Clim-Dev Special Fund (CDSF), a multi-donor fund, which aims to address the challenges associated with climate data and information.
The German development Agency KfW and the Dutch catholic development organization Cordaid have jointly launched FPM SA, a refinancing vehicle targeting microfinance institutions and MSME banks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The South African government, in collaboration with private companies and donors, have unveiled the Ebola Response Fund to contribute in the fight against the intensifying virus outbreak in West Africa.
