Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Compliance and Catering Office has partnered with the Swedish-based startup Klimato to promote a more conscious approach to meal preparation and selection among staff and students. SU is the first African institution to pilot Klimato’s carbon footprint software. The project is one of many initiatives that SUNCOM, SU’s Business Office, is implementing as...
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Brazil to host 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup says Gianni Infantino, Fifa president
Brazil has been named as host for the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup. The country will be the first South American host of the women’s finals, having hosted the men’s event twice before in 1950 and 2014. Brazil’s bid saw off a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in a vote at Fifa...
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International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated to Support Trade Finance in Seven African Countries
To promote trade and foster economic growth in Africa, IFC today announced trade finance facilities with seven Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) subsidiaries operating in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, and Togo. IFC’s $140 million trade finance guarantee facility will help strengthen the participating affiliates’ trade finance operations and leverage ETI’s wide-spanning footprint...