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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: African Development Bank and Axian Launch Digital Finance Programme to Support 34,000 Women-Led Businesses in Af...

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] AXIAN Group and the African Development Bank have launched a major women's financial inclusion programme to expand access to finance and business...

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theheraldghana.com /1 month ago

Standard Bank strengthens trade ecosystem to enable African SMEs to access global markets

Standard Bank is strengthening its support for African businesses seeking to participate in regional and global trade by bringing together financial solutions, market access, logis...

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theheraldghana.com /1 month ago

Ofosu-Adjare pushes stronger SME financing to unlock Africa’s $1.5tn trade potential

Trade, Agribusiness and Industry Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare has called for urgent reforms in financing, trade facilitation and local production to enable African businesses to...

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allafrica.com /2 days ago

Mozambique: Commercial Banks Sign Agreements Aimed At Funding Small Businesses

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has announced that six commercial banks have signed agreements to provide loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under...

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newsonlineng.com /4 days ago

How Temu Is Helping an African Olive Oil Pioneer Scale Beyond Wholesale to Reach Consumers Across Europe

For generations, North African agricultural heritage was trapped in low-margin white-label supply chains. By leveraging Temu’s marketplace infrastructure, a 60-year-old Tunisian fa...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /3 weeks ago

Ecobank’s $2bn plan for Africa’s women-led enterprises

The bank had loaned out $300 million to women-led business as at the end of 2024, and indicated that it intended to more than triple its portfolio by 2030.

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263chat.com /1 month ago

Stanbic Bank Launches Awards to Reward Small to Medium Enterprises

Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has launched The Standard Bank Africa Business Awards aimed at celebrating and recognising exceptional small and mediu...

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mwebantu.com /1 month ago

Pick n Pay, Skydates sign MoU to boost SME development

RETAILER Pick n Pay has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Skydates Enterprises Limited aimed at empowering small and medium-sized enterprises. Speaking during the signing c...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /3 weeks ago

Iran conflict dents African start-up funding

African start-ups raised $2 billion in the first half of 2026, representing a 67 percent growth compared to a year earlier.

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newsonlineng.com /1 month ago

Zoho, SMEDAN Partner to Support 25,000 Nigerian MSMEs With â‚¦20bn Cloud Technology Credits

Zoho and SMEDAN has partnered to support 25,000 Nigerian MSMEs with â‚¦20bn Cloud Technology Credits. Â NewsOnline Nigeria reports that global technology company Zoho has entered...

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thisdaylive.com /5 days ago

Fidelity Bank Champions Digital Adoption, Sustainable Growth for Lagos SMEs

Kayode Tokede Fidelity Bank Plc, has called on Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) to embrace digital solutions, maintain sound financial management practices and adopt stru...

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theheraldghana.com /2 weeks ago

How frictionless payments are helping Ghana’s SMEs grow

By Mastercard Ghana has one of the most successful consumer payment stories in Africa and one of its least-told business ones. Bank of Ghana data shows that in June 2026 alone, Gha...

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allafrica.com /4 weeks ago

Africa: Social PPPs in Africa - From Frameworks to Implementation

[InfoWire] For decades, much of Africa's infrastructure agenda has focused on expanding road and transport links, increasing electricity generation and modernizing ports. Another c...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /4 weeks ago

‘Opportunity for Africa to shape own business, destiny’

Africa is poised to be the most important driver of global business with a $3 trillion market opportunity.

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thisdaylive.com /1 week ago

AGRA, SMEDAN Open national Search for 10 Young Agribusiness Innovators

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Jesnoch International Limited have jointly opened...

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tanzaniainvest.com /1 month ago

TADB, EADB Launch TZS 50 Billion Facility for Smallholder Farmers

The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) and the East African Development Bank (EADB) launched a TZS 50 billion financing facility for smallholder farmers and small busine...

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tribune.com.pk /1 month ago

Pakistan-Africa Economic Council to launch to tap 1.59b-people consumer market

Council will connect Pakistani businesses with projects, investors, and partners across selected African countries

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punchng.com /2 weeks ago

AGRA, SMEDAN open agribusiness contest for young Nigerians

AGRA and SMEDAN have opened applications for a national agribusiness contest offering seed funding, mentorship, and training to young Nigerians aged 18-35. Read More: https://punc...

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finextra.com /1 month ago

SMEs want more digital tools - Mastercard survey

Small businesses are looking ahead with ambition — but they are also preparing for the pressure that comes when opportunity arrives. Mastercard today introduced Dreamonomics, a new...

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finextra.com /2 weeks ago

How can banks serve SME’s growing cross-border needs?

Joining FinextraTV at Sibos 2026 in Miami, Pratik Khowala, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Transfer Solutions at Mastercard, covers:

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allafrica.com /1 week ago

Africa: Guinean Entrepreneur Mariama Camara Promotes African Textiles Worldwide

[Bird Story Agency] Guinean textile entrepreneur Mariama Camara is moving from promoting African textiles globally to building the institutions behind the industry. Through the Ins...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: The Trade Pact That Could Stitch Africa's Textile Industry Together

[Bird Story Agency] The AfCFTA offers African cotton, textile and clothing businesses the opportunity to build cross-border production networks, attract investment and retain more...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: Africa's Factories Are Becoming Their Own Power Stations

[Bird Story Agency] Textile plants, mines and export zones are building their own electricity systems, creating a growing role for independent producers as African factories seek t...

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263chat.com /1 week ago

Gvt Moves to Create National Database for Small Businesses

The government is developing a national database of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) aimed at formalising the sector improving access to government support and strengthe...

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