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PETER DANIEL ONIMISI (Ph.D.) Most sub-Saharan African currencies have depreciated against the US dollar, exacerbating inflationary pressures across the continent as import prices surge. This, together with a growth slowdown, leaves policymakers with difficult choices as they balance keeping inflation in check with a fragile economic recovery[1]. [1] https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023/05/15/african-currencies-are-under-pressure-amid-higher-for-longer-us-interest-rates

A post-COP28 dialogue: What are the key takeaways for the African financial sector? As part of the successful webinar series on climate change that MFW4A started in 2023, this webinar, held on 5 March, was the first of 2024 and 290 people attended. The key question running through all the discussions was: What can the

Considerations of climate action have become a core business of the Uganda Development Bank. We hear from managing director Patricia Ojangole what this means in practice. Uganda has updated its climate change plan, also known as its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), to reflect its increased commitment to tackle the global challenge. Unveiled in 2023, the

By Henry Falaiye The Development Bank of Nigeria has won the 2022 Arab Gulf Programme for Development Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development, for its work on ‘Sustainable Development Goal 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth’. A statement disclosed that the bank emerged winner of the first category having competed with over 100 projects within

Arshad Rab, CEO, of the European Organisation for Sustainable Development, and Chairman, of the International Sustainability Council, is urging African financial institutions to focus more on becoming sustainable and embrace sustainability holistically, stressing that too much focus on reporting is unhealthy. In a chat with CNBC Africa on the side-lines of the Nigeria Sustainability Summit 2023, Rab says comprehensive metrics are being developed to drive sustainability.

Africa requires more bankable projects to unlock investment flows from private sector as the continent explores various innovative financing models to tackle the huge gap of accessing climate finance. CNBC Africa spoke to Patricia Ojangole Chief Executive Officer, Uganda Development Bank.

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The Bank of Industry (BOI) is implementing an on-lending financing scheme to be implemented through local development financial institutions and would support customers interested in adopting clean energy solutions. This is a major push to significantly raise the bank’s share of investments in Africa’s renewable energy quest by 2030. Olasupo Olusi, managing director/CEO, BOI, announced

The African Development Bank (AfDB), notes that Africa needs to spend $250 yearly to meet its climate finance needs not only to comply with a greener world nicety but as a strategy for to grow its economy. Climate spending and economic growth, according to reports, have converged in recent years, with the World Bank arguing