China Development Bank to support SMEs in Africa with $400-million loan to Cairo-based Afreximbank

The China Development Bank (CDB) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) inked Monday August 28 a $400-mllion loan to be used to support the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. President of CDB, Mr. Tan Jiong, and President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, signed the […]

Algeria, where are your Saturday people, and where are your Sunday people?

‘Algeria once had 140,000 Jews. Algeria, where are your Jews?’ The question was raised by Hillel Neuer – an outspoken defender of Israel and frequent critic of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Neuer’s query was met with silence. The primary reason for the departure of Algerian Jews is, of course, that some 850,000 […]

Tunisia/Malta: memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation

A Maltese business delegation has ended its visit to Tunisia and the meetings of the delegates with their Tunisian counterparts have already been described as a success. The visit which was organized by Malta Enterprise# in collaboration with the Maltese embassy in Tunis gave thirteen Maltese companies operating in a wide range of sectors including […]