In association with African Business Magazine, market leaders in providing country supplements, industry reports and market intelligence on Africa. Find out more + The trade and investment landscape in Africa has continued to draw interest from lenders, particularly in West Africa, with notable changes in origination strategies. In Q1 2021, Orbitt reported a 26% […]
In association with African Business Magazine, market leaders in providing country supplements, industry reports and market intelligence on Africa. Find out more + Deal news TPG fund to invest $191m in Airtel Airtel Africa is set to sell an undisclosed minority stake in its pan-African mobile money business to private equity firm TPG […]
SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive to Orbitt readers Africa’s regional economic communities, common markets, and currency unions will be crucial to drive a post-pandemic recovery and boost intra-regional trade under the continent’s new free trade pact. While some regional blocs in the East and West are better suited to accelerate integration and take advantage of new trade […]
The eagerly awaited African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), formally under way in January 2021, sets out to boost intra-African trade for goods, services, investment, and intellectual property. At the same time, the impact of rapidly accelerating digital transformation across key sectors such as agriculture, finance and healthcare necessitates a holistic and digitally driven approach […]
South-south economic, political and security ties between the Middle East and Africa are growing rapidly, bringing ever-greater opportunities for financial collaboration between banks, non-bank financial institutions and bilateral government relationships. Also improving is country risk. Africa’s country risk ratings deteriorated significantly during the pandemic, with around 80% of nations in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) placed in […]
Carole Ramella, the Founder and Managing Director of GFA Consulting Ltd, a corporate finance boutique based in Ghana and specialized in fundraising advisory (www.gfa-consulting.com) shares her thoughts on adapting to technology for African SME. Tell us more about GFA Consulting and some of the bespoke solutions that you offer clients in West Africa. GFA Consulting […]
In association with African Business Magazine, market leaders in providing country supplements, industry reports and market intelligence on Africa. Find out more + Deal news RCF and Beedie Capital invest $35m in Burkina Faso’s Bomboré Gold Project Resource Capital Fund VII and Beedie Capital have provided a $35m convertible note facility with an […]
In association with African Business Magazine, market leaders in providing country supplements, industry reports and market intelligence on Africa. Find out more + The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) finally came into play on 1 January 2021, with many companies positioning themselves to benefit from this agreement. The trade agreement highlights that the […]
On the back of what was a transformative 2020 for Africa’s trade and investment ecosystem, we at Orbitt have seen great success over the last 12 months. Approximately $65m of successful trade and investment transactions terms were secured through the platform. A number of these transactions are already completed, while the rest are in the final stages […]
Join our live webinar hosted by PANGEA-RISK and Orbitt, where we will discuss the growth in trade and investment between Africa and the Middle East. Our panellists from Abu Dhabi Global Market, African Development Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Woodhall Capital will explore the following themes: Insights on the trade trends between Africa and the […]
