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EBRD Provides $20 Mln Trade Finance Line to Bank of Africa-Benin

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has provided Bank of Africa-Benin (BOA-BENIN) $20 million trade finance line to boost import-export operations and support the development of Benin’s private sector. The facility will enable the EBRD to issue guarantees to international banks and provide short-term financing to support imports, exports and the local distribution of […]

Algeria’s Foreign Exchange Reserves to Drop to $85 bln by End 2018

Imports continue to drain Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves, which are expected to end 2018 with $85 billion as the country reels under the drop in oil revenues. Reserves were at $90 billion by the end of May, almost less than half the $190 billion reserves registered in end 2014 prior to the oil price slump. […]

South Korea’s LG considers EV battery factory in Morocco

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution (LGES) considers setting up a factory to make key electric battery component cathodes together with Chinese firms in Morocco, where numerous EV battery factories are under development. Wonjoon Suh, head of LGES’ advanced automotive battery division, told Reuters the company is negotiating partnerships with Chinese LFP cathodes makers, who produce […]