Susanna Seymour
- European Investment Bank
- Communication Department
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- Luxembourg
From 25 to 29 September, the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School hosted 42 leading African and Africa-focused venture capital (VC) fund managers under the umbrella of the ‘Africa Venture Finance Programme’. Orchestrated by the European Investment Bank’s Boost Africa programme and Africa Grow, this in-person programme took place for the second time, bringing together investors from 15 funds, including Partech, TLcom Capital, Novastar and Atlantica Ventures. The five-day event allowed participants to share resources and knowledge and discuss current and emerging challenges and opportunities, as well as the importance of impact for investing in Africa.
The Government of Jamaica together with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Green Climate Fund (GCF), the United Kingdom, and the European Investment Bank (EIB) as part of Team Europe[1] today announced a collaborative approach to support a package aimed at enhancing the nation’s ability to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.
An EIB loan of €20 million for Sahanala, a social enterprise working in agriculture and fishing in Madagascar, aims to increase sustainable food production for the domestic market and for export.