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Orabank Togo launches KEAZ, its multi-service digital banking platform
Lomé, Togo, July 4, 2019
Orabank Togo, a subsidiary of the Oragroup banking group, has launched KEAZ, its new digital services offer for retail, corporate and institutional customers. The KEAZ platform, which will[...]
ECP invests in Inter Africa Transport Forex, a fintech that allows transport companies to reduce and manage fleet costs
Nairobi, Kenya, June 14, 2019
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) announces an investment to acquire a substantial stake in Mauritius-based Inter Africa Transport Forex (IATF). IATF operates a financial technology platform[...]
Orabank Banking Group wins the trophy for the best regional bank in West Africa for the third time
Malabo, Guinée équatoriale, June 12, 2019
Orabank is pleased to announce it won the award for Best Regional Bank in West Africa at the African Banker Awards ceremony held by IC Publications Group on the sidelines of the African[...]
Oragroup makes its debut at the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) in Abidjan
Lomé, Togo, April 16, 2019
In the presence of the Minister of Economy and Finance of the Togolese Republic, Mr. Sani Yaya, representing His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé,[...]
The first listing of Oragroup shares on the BRVM will take place on April 16, 2019 Information to underwriters
Lomé, Togo, April 5, 2019
Following the agreements of the Conseil Régional de l'Épargne Publique et des Marchés Financiers (CREPMF) and the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM), Oragroup informs its underwriters[...]
INVESTISSEURS & PARTENAIRES ANNOUNCES THE SECOND CLOSING OF THE FUND I&P AFRIQUE ENTREPRENEURS 2
France, February 12, 2019
The impact investing group Investisseurs & Partenaires, dedicated to small and medium-sized African companies, carried out the intermediate closing of its fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs[...]
THE FUND I&P AFRIQUE ENTREPRENEURS 1 COMPLETES TWO EXITS WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS
France, January 28, 2019
The fund I&P Afrique Entrepreneurs 1 (IPAE 1), launched by Investisseurs & Partenaires in 2012, exits from two companies of its portfolio: the group CONERGIES, based in Côte d’Ivoire[...]
A partnership between Investisseurs & Partenaires and the Government of Monaco - To create the first impact fund dedicated to education in Africa
Monaco, January 15, 2019
Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) and the Government of Monaco signed a partnership agreement to create the first impact fund dedicated to education in Africa. Launched by 2020,[...]
With 100% subscriptions at the end of the public offering, Oragroup is preparing the biggest introduction at the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM)
Lomé, Togo, December 19, 2018
Pan-African banking group Oragroup announces the success of its initial public offering, after the closing of subscriptions that took place from October 29 to November 22, 2018. The public[...]
ECP invests in leading Kenyan restaurant chain, Artcaffé Group
Nairobi, Kenya, December 17, 2018
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) announces an investment to acquire a substantial majority in Artcaffé Group (Artcaffé), a restaurant and coffeehouse chain that operates fast-casual and casual[...]
Three subsidiaries of Pan-African banking group Oragroup were honoured at the Financial Times Banker Awards ceremony in London
Lomé, Togo, November 30, 2018
The three subsidiaries of the Oragroup Banking Group, in Burkina Faso, Senegal and Togo won the award for best bank in their respective countries. This award is presented by The Banker magazine,[...]
ECP raises over US $640 million and closes fourth Pan-African fund
Washington, D.C., District de Columbia, États-Unis, November 15, 2018
The largest private equity fund for African investment since September 2016, ECP Africa Fund IV attracted a broad range of public and corporate investors based in Africa, Europe, and North[...]
ORAGROUP ANNOUNCES ITS UPCOMING LISTING ON ABIDJAN'S BOURSE RÉGIONALE DES VALEURS MOBILIÈRES (BRVM)
Lomé, Togo, October 19, 2018
With a fundraising target of CFAF 56.9 billion (€86 million), Oragroup’s IPO will be the biggest listing on the BRVM, Abidjan’s stock exchange since its creation in 1998. The fundraising[...]
Lone Congolese Bank to Sign the China-Africa Inter Bank Association Establishment Agreement
Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo, September 10, 2018
Wednesday 5 September, 16 African banks including RAWBANK, the first banking institution in the DRC, and China Development Bank (CDB) signed an agreement for the establishment of the China-Africa[...]
CAMEROON: ORAGROUP ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITH CREDIT COMMUNAUTAIRE D’AFRIQUE
Lomé, Togo, July 5, 2018
ORAGROUP SA, the holding company of Orabank Group, announces the signature of a technical assistance agreement with Crédit Communautaire d'Afrique (CCA), a former Cameroonian microfinance[...]
CoinAfrique raises € 2.5 million and accelerates its development in French-speaking Africa
Dakar, Sénégal, April 13, 2018
CoinAfrique, the most downloaded classifieds app in French-speaking Africa, aims to exceed 10 million monthly users by 2022.
Oragroup reports strong results in 2017
Lomé, Togo, April 13, 2018
At the end of its general meeting held on April 13, 2018, pan-African banking group Oragroup announces a strong performance for fiscal year 2017. Oragroup has a total balance sheet of 1,794[...]
COFINA finances its growth with Mediterrania Capital Partners
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, March 29, 2018
Compagnie Financiere Africaine Group (COFINA), Africa’s leading institution for mesofinance, is announcing a strategic partnership with Mediterrania Capital Partners, a private equity fund[...]
RAWBANK confirms its position as the Best Bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the new 2018 ranking recently published by US magazine Global Finance
Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo, March 26, 2018
RAWBANK is named the Best Bank in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Global Finance for the fourth year in a row.
Orabank receives 40 million euros from the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
Lomé, Togo, March 14, 2018
ORAGROUP, the holding company of the African banking group ORABANK, announces it has received EUR 40 million following the financing agreement signed with the Islamic Corporation for the[...]
Orabank selects CR2 to enable digital banking suite in 12 countries in Africa
Dubaï - Émirats arabes unis, February 27, 2018
ORAGROUP, the holding company of the African banking group ORABANK, and CR2, a global banking software vendor, today announced that ORABANK has selected CR2’s BankWorld digital banking platform.
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