Africa50 invests in landmark Room2Run US$1 billion securitization transaction
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Commission, Mariner Investment Group, LLC (Mariner), Africa50, and Mizuho International plc today announce the pricing of Room2Run, a US $1 billion synthetic securitization corresponding to a portfolio of seasoned pan-African credit risk. Room2Run is the first-ever portfolio synthetic securitization between a Multi-Lateral Development Bank (MDB) and private sector investors, pioneering the use of securitization and credit risk transfer technology to a new and previously unexplored segment of the financial markets.
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Africa50 Inaugurates its Headquarters in Casablanca
On Friday, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, Africa50, inaugurated its headquarters in Casablanca, in the presence of Otman Ferdaous, Secretary of State for Investment at the Ministry of Industry, Investment, Trade, and Digital Economy, and Salaheddine Mezouar, President of the Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises and former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Africa50 inaugure les locaux de son Siège à Casablanca
La Plateforme Panafricaine des Investissements dans les Infrastructures, Africa50, a procédé hier à l’Inauguration de son Siège à La Marina de Casablanca, en présence de Monsieur Otman Ferdaous, Secrétaire d’État marocain chargé de l’Investissement auprès du Ministre de l’Industrie, de l’Investissement, du Commerce et de l’Economie Numérique, et du Président de la Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM) et ancien Ministre marocain des Affaires Étrangères, M. Salaheddine Mezouar.
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Africa50 CEO meets Moroccan Prime Minister, Mr. Saad Eddine El Otmani to discuss infrastructure development
Ahead of the inauguration of Africa50 Headquarters in Casablanca, a delegation of the pan-African investment platform, led by its CEO, Mr. Alain Ebobisse, paid a courtesy call on Moroccan Prime Minister, Mr. Saad Eddine El Otmani, on Thursday, in Rabat, after a meeting with the newly appointed Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. Mohamed Benchaaboun.
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Africa50 Names Five New Independent Board Members
Africa50 shareholders approved the expansion of the Board of Directors to include at least half independent directors.