AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSME Finance: Sterling Bank and Cascador launched a $200 million credit backstop designed to help participating lenders provide up to $1 billion in loans to Nigerian businesses, easing barriers to larger, longer-term financing. Green Business: Equity Bank Uganda unveiled UGX 37.6 billion in climate loans for areas including renewable energy and climate-smart agriculture. Guinea’s Private Sector: BADEA and Vista Group signed a €20 million deal to channel financing to SMEs and other businesses through Vista’s Guinean subsidiary. Tourism and Trade: Zanzibar’s new JamboGo.Africa platform aims to connect visitors with local tourism businesses, artists and entrepreneurs, helping them reach customers directly. Nigeria’s new global recognition for measurement standards could also make cross-border trade easier by securing international acceptance of the country’s calibration certificates. Rising Costs: Higher Kenyan fuel prices, effective October 15, add pressure to businesses reliant on transport and distribution.
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