This edition of Africa Focus explores the key dimensions underpinning the issues of food and energy security across Africa.
The first article, “The European Deforestation Directive: Impact on food security in Africa”...more
11/20/2025
/ Africa ,
Agribusiness ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Fertilizers ,
Food Supply ,
Green Finance ,
Infrastructure ,
International Trade ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Water ,
Water Management ,
Water Projects
The lack of food security is a persistent issue facing parts of Africa. The number of Africans who are undernourished has been increasing, even as the global hunger trends show modest improvements in other regions. In 2022,...more
11/18/2025
/ Agribusiness ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financing ,
Food Supply ,
Funding ,
Green Finance ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Popular ,
Project Finance ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainable Finance ,
United Nations
On 28 February, 1 March and 5 March 2022, the Russian President signed Decrees on special economic measures in connection with so-called "unfriendly" (as such term is used in the Decrees) actions by the USA and the foreign...more
3/14/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Debtors ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Financial Transactions ,
Foreign Bank Accounts ,
Foreign Currency ,
Foreign Persons ,
Imports ,
Joint Stock Companies ,
Loan Agreements ,
Presidential Decrees ,
Russia ,
Share Buybacks ,
Vladimir Putin
The Moscow Exchange has announced the opening of the Sustainable Development Sector. This is a landmark event for the development of a sustainable finance (including green finance) market in Russia.
The Guidelines for the...more