Month: December 2023

London will host The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2023 (https://www.FIFA.com); Ceremony to honour world’s best to be held on 15 January 2024; Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas were among the 2022 winners. The planet’s top players, coaches, fans, goals, and acts of fair play will be recognised in London, England when the eighth edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards™ are held in one of the world’s most passionate football […]

Bridgestone (https://www.Bridgestonetire.com/), a global leader in tyres and sustainable mobility solutions, recently marked a significant milestone with the successful regional launch of its latest innovation, the Bridgestone Dueler All-Terrain A/T002, a premium all-terrain tyre that offers 4x4 drivers complete control on any terrain. The celebratory event, which was hosted recently in the captivating backdrop of Mount Kenya, not only showcased the tyre's capabilities in challenging terrains, but also demonstrated Bridgestone's […]

The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org/en) has signed a $20 million Trade Finance Facility Agreement with FSDH Merchant Bank to support small- and medium-sized businesses in Nigeria's industrial and manufacturing sectors. The facility consists of a $15 million Trade Finance Line of Credit to support SMEs and indigenous corporates and a $5 million Transaction Guarantee to support the confirmation of FSDH’s trade finance transactions.  For the $20 million facility availed to […]

The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) and Export Trading Group have signed a technical assistance agreement of $1.8 million to strengthen women’s skills in entrepreneurship in four countries. Leadership from both organizations took part in a signing ceremony held Tuesday December 5th on the sidelines of the United Nations; climate conference COP 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The grant for the […]