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February 03
2021
How much investment will the new €5.1 billion EU External Investment Plan generate?
The EU expects to attract a considerable amount of investment in neighbouring and African countries with the European External Investment Plan. It supports projects that not...
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Having finished off its challenging 6 months at the helm of the Council of the EU by ensuring consensus on the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 and...
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October 16
2020
Coronavirus: EU Global Response to Fight the Pandemic
The pandemic will aggravate humanitarian needs. Its effects will be most acutely felt by populations already affected by humanitarian crises and...
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March 09
2020
Major Shift in EU-African Cooperation on the Horizon as African Continental Free Trade Area Sets to Open in July
With the recent EU leadership reshuffle, a significant change in Europe’s approach to its southern neighbour, Africa, is expected to occur in the nearest future. The first three...
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Under the EU-Morocco Association Agreement and the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, the European Commission adopted a new set of cooperation programmes targeting Morocco,...
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The International Development Association is a financial institution and part of the World Bank. It provides concessional loans and grants to the developing regions of the world...
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November 22
2019
Funding : Germany invests €1B into Africa
Under its €1 billion Development Investment Fund, Germany intends to boost private investment in Africa, easing the way of German businesses into African markets, as well...
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November 15
2019
Africa Investment Forum : European Commission signs two new financial guarantees under EU External Investment Plan
On 11 November 2019, the European Commission signed two guarantee agreements with the Dutch and Italian development finance institutions at the 2019 Africa Investment Forum in...
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