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Africa’s Finance Ministers Launch Pan-African Forum to Drive Climate-Responsive Economic Transformation

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, has welcomed Africa’s growing collective resolve to place climate-responsive economic transformation at the centre of the continent’s development agenda, saying finance ministries must play a leading role in shaping Africa’s climate future. Kasaija, who also chairs the Global Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action,…

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Africa and the Forest Finance Revolution – Rallying Behind Forest Forever Facility

eriinfo.com1 month ago09 mins

The forest finance revolution has begun. Africa cannot afford to miss this opportunity. Tropical forests provide the continent with unmatched climate, ecological, and economic value. The TFFF offers the financial tools to reward African nations for the global service which our forests provide, while empowering local communities, strengthening governance, and advancing climate leadership. COP30 has…

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Africa: Broken Promises By Wealthy Nations – Africa Needs to Finance Its Energy Addition Then Transition

eriinfo.com1 month ago017 mins

Nj Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber At ADIPEC this year, I was skeptical about participating in COP 30. African nations are heading to Brazil for COP 30 in Belem. The United States, under President Donald Trump, has closed its office of climate diplomacy and will not be sending any representatives to the event. The…

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Africa: New Climate Finance Coalition Must Prove Its Worth to Forest Communities in Africa

eriinfo.com1 month ago010 mins

At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, a broad alliance of governments, companies, Indigenous-peoples organisations and civil society announced the launch of the Scaling J-REDD+ Coalition, a global effort to accelerate jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programmes, mobilise large-scale finance and channel it into forests, climate and livelihoods. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), J-REDD+ could mobilise…

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Africa: ‘When Finance Flows, Ambition Grows’ – COP30’s Call for Action

eriinfo.com2 months ago07 mins

In Belém, Brazil, as the world turns its eyes to the Amazon where COP30 has been underway for the past week, one question looms large: can climate finance move from pledge to lifeline? At every negotiation table and in every diplomatic statement lies a stark truth shared by nations on the front lines of the…

Intelligent AP: The CFO’s playbook to continuous finance, efficiency

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

Mohammed Mosam, Head of Product Growth, Brilliant Link. Being a CFO or finance leader today isn’t about perfect record-keeping; it’s about strategic velocity, the ability to turn information into foresight and foresight into action. Consider the role that artificial intelligence (AI) plays in everyday life, quietly transforming efficiency from the seamless navigation provided by Google Maps…

COP30: UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell calls for increased, accessible climate finance to support global climate action

eriinfo.com2 months ago06 mins

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. PHOTO/ Kiara Worth/UN Climate Change. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] There is need for urgent increased and more accessible climate finance to drive global efforts to combat climate change, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, has said. Stiell who was speaking at COP30’s third High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on…

COP30 opens in Brazil with calls for urgent climate action and increased finance

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UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. PHOTO/Kiara Worth | UN Climate Change By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] COP30 officially opened in Belém, Brazil, today, as thousands of diplomats, climate experts, and world leaders gathered in the Amazon to discuss how to turn climate promises into real action. With the planet’s temperature rising and climate disasters escalating,…

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Africa: Shettima, Emir Sanusi, Others Urge Africa to Leverage Islamic Finance for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

eriinfo.com2 months ago015 mins

·FRC integrates Islamic finance services within Nigeria’s financial reporting framework Dike Onwuamaeze and Kayode Tokede Vice President Kashim Shettima and other economic sstakeholders, yesterday called on African nations to deepen the adoption of Islamic finance as a tool for inclusive and sustainable economic transformation across the continent. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp…

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Afreximbank’s Calls for Stronger Trade Finance Capabilities to Accelerate Inclusive Growth Across Africa

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – 4 November 2025 – Speaking at the opening of the 25th Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS) in Abidjan, Ms Gwen Mwaba, Managing Director for Trade Finance and Correspondent Banking at Afreximbank, called for stronger trade finance capabilities and deeper collaboration among African financial institutions to accelerate inclusive and sustainable growth across…