Rédaction Financial Afrik

VENTURES AFRICA – Union Bank, a leading Nigerian bank, has revealed that it would seek shareholders’ approval to raise $750 million in June, funds it says would be used to boost lending to the power, telecom and oil sectors.

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WASHINGTON, June 3, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) today announced that the Bank has authorized $1.1 billion to finance U.S. exports to sub-Saharan Africa in the first seven months of fiscal year 2014.

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Kenya; Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Kenya Limited intends to increase its lending to the manufacturing sector, especially small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

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DAKAR, June 3 (Reuters) – The Islamic Development Bank has launched a programme to release $180 million in financing to six African countries for renewable energy projects as part of a broad strategy to deepen its involvement in the region.

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HARARE — The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Thursday announced the cancellation of Capital Bank’s banking licence, sowing fresh doubt into the stability of indigenously-owned banks in the country.

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