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MTN Launches AI-Enabled Job Board Feature on the MTN Skills Academy

On International Youth Day, MTN is advancing its commitment to digital and economic inclusion with the launch of an AI-enabled Job Board feature on the MTN Skills Academy, giving learners access to job opportunities

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African e-Commerce Group Jumia Technologies Secures $50 Million Funding

African e-commerce group Jumia Technologies was left with just $367,000 of total equity at the end of June, before a $50m injection anchored by the International Finance Corporation

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Africa’s Top Equity Investors in 2026

A Launch Base Africa analysis of more than 120 disclosed equity funding rounds shows that the International Finance Corporation (IFC), France’s Proparco, and Morocco’s Azur Innovation Fund emerged as the most active equity investors

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World Bank Group Closes Its Second Securitization Transaction

The World Bank Group, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has closed its second securitization transaction under the Emerging Markets Securitization Program (EMSP),

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