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Standard Bank Arranges Largest Syndicated Sustainability-Linked Real Estate Debt Facility In Sub-Saharan Africa For GRIT Real Estate Income Group

Standard Bank Arranges Largest Syndicated Sustainability-Linked Real Estate Debt Facility In Sub-Saharan Africa For GRIT Real Estate Income Group

Standard Bank has successfully syndicated a multimillion-dollar sustainability-linked debt refinancing facility for London Stock Exchange & Stock Exchange of Mauritius listed pan-African impact real estate investment and management company, GRIT Real Estate Income Group (GRIT). The syndicated facility – aligned to GRIT’s ESG goals – was structured and exclusively led by Standard Bank.  The sustainability-linked […]

Storytelling With Chris Weylandt

Storytelling With Chris Weylandt

The Weylandts story began in 1964 when Edgar Weylandt opened his first store in Namibia and founded what would one day become South Africa’s leading name in furniture and homeware. Celebrating the remarkable history of the brand and the legacy his father left behind, Chris is shining light on the power of storytelling, sharing personal […]

Mastercard To Bring Crypto Trading Capabilities To Banks

Mastercard To Bring Crypto Trading Capabilities To Banks

New Crypto SourceTM program extends Mastercard’s safe, secure and trusted services Mastercard has introduced Crypto SourceTM, a new program to enable financial institutions to bring secure crypto trading capabilities and services to their customers. The 2022 Mastercard New Payments Index reported that 29% of respondents globally hold cryptocurrency as an investment, with another 65% indicating a preference for […]

Paws And Boots Together On The Ground Fighting Poaching

Paws And Boots Together On The Ground Fighting Poaching

Making CONTACT is a five-part mini-series created by Hill’s Pet Nutrition celebrating and profiling anti-poaching K9 units, in South Africa’s nature reserves “95% of our poaching arrests are made with the help of tracker dogs,” says Johan de Beer, K9 Manager, Kruger National Park of South African National Parks. Today, Hill’s Pet Nutrition (www.Hillspet.co.za) sponsors […]

Building The Future Corporates Of Ghana

Building The Future Corporates Of Ghana

By David Mparutsa, Head of Enterprise and Supply Chain Development, Absa Corporate & Investment Bank; and Cynthia Abbiew, Enterprise & Supply Chain Development Manager, Absa Ghana Ghana’s economy has hogged headlines in the past few months amid soaring inflation, a decline in growth and an aggressive monetary policy tightening, prompting the country’s Government to approach […]

ANPG And Sonangol To Host Panel Session And Side Event At AEW 2022

ANPG And Sonangol To Host Panel Session And Side Event At AEW 2022

African Energy Week (AEW) is the African Energy Chamber’s interactive exhibition and networking event that seeks to unite African energy stakeholders, drive industry growth and provide opportunities for securing business deals. Your AEW delegate pass will grant you access to the Invest in Angola Panel Session – Sponsored by ANPG and Sonangol on October 19, 2022 from 09:00 […]

A Net Zero Future Is A Collective Responsibility

A Net Zero Future Is A Collective Responsibility

Zuko Mdwaba, Area Vice President at Salesforce South Africa The increasing frequency and unpredictability of extreme weather events demonstrates that no one is spared from climate change. To help mitigate this crisis our planet urgently needs smart solutions. Every organisation, government and individual has a role to play. For companies, their brand, reputation, and financial […]

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