AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoLocal Supply Chains: Standard Bank and Mozambique’s Oil and Gas Chamber will help small firms access finance, technical support and contracts as major LNG projects advance. Digital Business: Safaricom plans to build on M-PESA’s 4.5 million merchants with tools for invoicing, reconciliation and business finance. Smarter Funding: EFInA urged Nigerian SMEs to look beyond bank loans and match funding to their cash flow and repayment capacity; it says only about 10% of Nigerians have accessed formal credit. Growth Capital: TLG Capital’s new facility will help Nigerian solar-cooling company Koolboks fund inventory and expand across Africa. Industrial Ambition: Tanzania aims to lift SMEs’ share of manufacturing value from 12% to 60% and cut imports by half under new policies, though delivery will be key. Business Finance: South Africa’s Pollen Finance says it has provided R10 billion in cumulative funding to businesses since 2015.
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