Rwanda and Uganda are the first East African countries to become members of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading development finance institution for infrastructure projects in Africa.

The 4th Annual African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI) workshop on Local Currency Bond Markets in now underway in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Kenya's participation in a mega regional capital markets infrastructure project hangs in the balance as the East African Community Secretariat hesitates to rule on a flawed procurement process.

Bamboo Finance, a private equity firm specializing in investing in business models that benefit low-income communities in developing economies and Louis Dreyfus Holding, which owns a controlling stake in leading global agribusiness Louis Dreyfus Commodities, announced on 28 October, 2015 a partnership to launch and jointly manage NISABA, a US$50 million impact investment fund project with a focus on small- and medium-sized agribusiness enterprises (SMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. As project sponsor, Louis Dreyfus Holding will invest US$10 million to seed NISABA.