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- 12 Apr 2017
Africa Finance Corporation Issues $500m
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading Pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer, has issued a US$500 million 7 year Eurobond. The senior, unsecured…
- 25 Jan 2017
Africa Finance Corporation Issues US$150m Maiden Sukuk
Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading Pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer, has issued its maiden Sukuk, the highest-rated ever Sukuk issuance from an African…
- 10 Apr 2014
Africa Finance Corporation Welcomes Cape Verde
Cape Verde on 25 March 2014, during the inaugural Infrastructure Investment Summit of the AFC- “AFC LIVE”, became the newest member of the Corporation (AFC). AFC is an African-led multilateral…
- 21 Dec 2021
Union Bank Joins IFC’s GTFP, Secures $40m to Boost Trade Finance
Union Bank Plc has received finance guarantee facility from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group that will help boost access to finance for local business,…
- 29 Oct 2018
AfDB Partners Launch E-Learning Program for African Financial Institutions
The Trade Finance Division of the African Development Bank and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), have teamed up with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) to launch a…
- 6 Jan 2021
AFC Secures $250m Loan from United States’ DFC
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced that it has successfully secured a $250 million tier-2 capital loan from United States’ International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Formed…
- 26 Jul 2022
DFC, Access Bank Sign $280m Financing to Boost SMEs in Nigeria
Scott Nathan, CEO of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed a commitment letter for $280 million in financing for Access Bank Plc in Nigeria. Nathan disclosed that the…
- 7 Feb 2024
BoI, IFC Partner to Enhance Finance Accessibility, Export Credit
The Bank of Industry (BoI) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have partnered to enhance the accessibility of finance and export credit, contributing to the advancement of Nigeria’s…
- 13 Oct 2022
Improved Access to Affordable Trade Finance Could Increase Exports & Imports by $26B Annually in West Africa - IFC and WTO Study
Lowering trade finance costs could provide billions in economic benefits in four West African countries, according to a new report released today by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and…
- 13 Oct 2020
Union Bank Secures $40m from IFC to Boost Trade
Union Bank said it has received a $40 million facility from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to boost access to finance for local business, increase…
- 10 May 2020
IFC, CIBN Partner On Sustainable Banking Certification Programme
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), has collaborated with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on capacity building and certification on sustainable banking in Nigeria Mr.…
- 9 Dec 2021
Access Bank, IFC Empowers 100 Female Entrepreneurs Across Africa
Access Bank Plc and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have empowered 100 female entrepreneurs across Africa who graduated from the bank’s ‘W’ Womenpreneur pitch-a-ton Africa initiative. The…
- 23 Nov 2020
Access Bank, IFC Empower 50 Female Entrepreneurs
Access Bank Plc and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have empowered 50 women across Africa who graduated from the bank’s ‘W’ Womenpreneur pitch-a-ton Africa initiative. The participants…
- 12 Dec 2022
FSDH, IFC to Boost Businesses with $33m Facility
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), has approved a credit facility totalling $35 million in partnership with FSDH Merchant Bank to be used to improve access to finance for medium-scale…
- 1 Jan 2015
Ecobank Named Investment Bank of the Year
Ecobank has been named Investment Bank of the Year – Nigeria in the Wealth & Finance International magazine Finance Awards 2014. The 2014 Finance Awards were developed to recognise and reward…
- 14 Jul 2020
TradeDepot Secures Additional $10M to Transform Informal Retail Supply Chain in Nigeria
TradeDepot, the B2B eCommerce platform for consumer goods in Africa, has raised a further $10 million in a pre-Series B equity round co-led by Partech, International Finance Corporation, Women…
- 29 Apr 2026
IFC, Standard Chartered Partner on Supply Chain Finance to Support African Businesses
The World Bank Group, through its private sector arm – the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – and Standard Chartered today announced a new risk sharing facility aimed at strengthening supply…
- 26 Mar 2026
IFC Invests $45m to Green African Telecom Sites
Clean and reliable power for telecom networks in Ethiopia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone will be expanded following a $45 million investment by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in IPT…
- 28 Sept 2021
IFC, Telecom Infra Project Partner to Advance Digital Connectivity in Emerging Markets
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), a global community of companies and organizations focused on infrastructure solutions to advance connectivity worldwide,…
- 14 Dec 2022
Bank of Industry, IFC Partner to Empower MSMEs
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Bank of Industry (BoI) have partnered to strengthen trade and boost access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in…
- 3 Feb 2014
IFC, IIB to Boost Development in Emerging Markets
International Financial Corporation (IFC) and International Investment Bank (IIB) have agreed on closer collaboration, to provide vital financing to private companies, help boost growth, and create…
- 18 Sept 2014
IFC, Lafarge sign Deal for 260MW Power Plant
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a subsidiary of the World Bank, and cement giant, Lafarge Nigeria Limited have signed a financing deal for the construction of a 260 Megawatts power plant…
- 17 May 2024
Afreximbank Deepens Ties On $350m Project Support Facility
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has concluded arrangements for a facility of $250 million with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and $100 million with the Islamic…
- 24 Nov 2022
NGX, IFC Sign MoU to Deepened Green Bond Sustainability in Nigerian Capital Markets
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and International Finance Corporation (IFC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further deepened green bond sustainability in Nigerian capital markets.…
- 5 Jun 2026
IFC, NGX Group Unveil Nigeria Gender Programme
The International Finance Corporation, Nigerian Exchange Group, and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry have unveiled the Nigeria Gender Country Programme at a high-level virtual CEO…
- 16 Nov 2022
CBN, World Bank Partner to Drive Access to Credit for MSMEs in Nigeria
National Collateral Registry (NRC), a financial infrastructure set up by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank group have expressed readiness to…
- 23 Nov 2017
IFC Invests to aid Better Access to Quality and Affordable Healthcare in Nigeria
International Finance Corporation (IFC) the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets has announced that it recently committed an equity investment of…
- 20 Apr 2018
SEC Partners IFC, AFDB to Boost Sukuk Bond Investment
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday expressed plans to work with International Finance Corporate (IFC), African Development Bank (AfDB) for development of Sukuk bond investment.…
- 19 Nov 2023
NSIA, IFC To Stake $500m Into Renewable Energy Development In Nigeria
Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) in partnership with the International Finance Corporation ( IFC) World Bank’s investment outlet is committing $500 million to renewable energy projects…
- 30 Nov 2009
ETI Gets N15 Billion Equity Investment
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has injected about N14.85 billion in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI). The injection represents equity investment in the bank, making the IFC one…