Associated tags: Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Gender, Woman, Security (finance), Pharmaceutical industry, Financial services, Renewable energy, United Nations Foundation, SDG, ECA, AUC, Poverty, AU, Security, Chairperson, Female, United Nations General Assembly, Economic development, International finance, USD
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Monday, September 19, 2022
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Copart This holds true within the investment space where these prejudices obstruct female entrepreneurship, appointment of women in leadership roles, and empowerment of female fund managers.
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- This holds true within the investment space where these prejudices obstruct female entrepreneurship, appointment of women in leadership roles, and empowerment of female fund managers.
- The Initiative has a two-fold agenda of making a commercial impact for investors while empowering women financial leaders to drive growth in Africa.
- With 20 years' experience in supporting diverse and start-up investment managers on the African continent, we are excited to manage the investments of the African Women Impact Fund and continue the journey of empowerment."
- These funds will provide capital to existing women owners and women fund managers across different asset classes and African regions.
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PALO ALTO & LAGOS, Dec 14, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Founder Institute (FI), the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, today announces Pacer Ventures as 'Investor in Residence' for the Founder Institute's African Accelerator program.
Key Points:
- PALO ALTO & LAGOS, Dec 14, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Founder Institute (FI), the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator, today announces Pacer Ventures as 'Investor in Residence' for the Founder Institute's African Accelerator program.
- This development follows the announcement of Founder Institute as a strategic partner of Pacer Ventures for African early-stage start-ups that are solving some of the most critical problems on the continent.
- "FI is quickly becoming the gold standard for pre-seed acceleration in Africa," says Ryan Micheletti, Head of Global Operations for the Founder Institute.
- Geoffrey Weli-Wosu, General Partner at Pacer Ventures, said, "Founder Institute stands out as one of the top pre-seed accelerators across the African continent.
UnionPay International signed a cooperation agreementwith Standard Bank (SBSA), the largest bank in Africa, to jointly issue the first local UnionPay card in South Africa, and to enable UnionPay online acceptance at key ecommerce including the local hotel groups and airlines, supporting personnel exchanges between China and South Africa.
Key Points:
- UnionPay International signed a cooperation agreementwith Standard Bank (SBSA), the largest bank in Africa, to jointly issue the first local UnionPay card in South Africa, and to enable UnionPay online acceptance at key ecommerce including the local hotel groups and airlines, supporting personnel exchanges between China and South Africa.
- Based on its acceptance, UnionPay International is promoting the issuance of UnionPay cards and its innovative products in these countries, supporting the payment interconnection of BRICS.
- With this trend, UnionPay International continues to expand its acceptance network in BRICS, bringing payment convenience for Chinese people visiting these countries.
- Based on its expanding acceptance network, UnionPay International is accelerating its business localization in BRICS.
