Trade finance activity more than doubled from 134 unique lender enquiries in 2019 to 280 unique enquiries in 2020, according to Orbitt data. The average ticket size of these transactions was $8m-$10m. This increase is also reflected in the number of trade finance providers who are actively originating for transactions across the continent. Orbitt recorded […]
By Allan Wood Global Head of Business Development, Jersey Finance With its young and growing population, rising middle class and rapidly deepening capital markets, Africa presents an exceptional opportunity for investors. Indeed, the past two years have seen unprecedented capital commitments to Africa in foreign direct investment (FDI) as the region becomes more […]
Cresco has noted a significant increase in commissioned feasibility studies over the past 18 months. Increasing mining expansion projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the new Copperbelt in Zambia has renewed interest in “understanding” the North South Corridor (from Kolwezi in the DRC to South Africa) logistics constraints. Although a plethora of […]
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