Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC): Best Direct Investment Promotion Team Africa 2017

  Botswana is, without doubt, one of Africa’s gems: the country consistently reaps regional top honours on global rankings of governance, ease of doing business, and economic performance. An exceptionally stable political climate, a fully independent judiciary, and a rigorously

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Catoca: Best ESG Mining Operations Angola 2017

Angolan diamond miner Catoca, the largest contributor to the country’s exchequer, last year pulled around eight million carats from its concession in the Lunda-Sul Province which sit squarely atop an exceptionally rich kimberlite pipe reaching a depth of over 600

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Cartier Saâda: Best Heritage Exporter Morocco 2017

Cartier Saâda sits, quite literally, at the top of Morocco’s food chain. The company brings more than half a century’s worth of knowhow and experience to the table in the production, packaging, and marketing of superior quality fruits and vegetables.

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Fidelis Finance BF: Best Social Impact SME Finance Burkina Faso 2017

Financing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in West Africa to unlock their potential for sustainable growth, Fidelis Finance BF provides credit for the acquisition of equipment and the increase of working capital. The firm, set up twenty years ago,

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Banco de Fomento Angola (BFA): Best Branch Network Angola 2017

Considered the local benchmark of excellence and innovation, Banco de Fomento Angola (BFA) maintains a network of around two hundred full-service branch offices that afford the bank a nationwide presence. Founded in 1990 as the country’s principal trade finance bank,

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The Access Bank UK: Best Africa Trade Finance Bank 2017

Deploying the power of technological innovation to attain and maintain both operational and customer service excellence has allowed The Access Bank UK to build up a commanding lead in trade finance. Though acting on a global scale, the bank enjoys

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Mineworkers Provident Fund: Best Pension Fund Transparency South Africa 2017

Established in 1989 and with over 100,000 members and assets in excess of R26bn, the Mineworkers Provident Fund (MWPF) is one of South Africa’s oldest black retirement funds. With a committee established in each of the regions where it has

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TrustBond Mortgage Bank: Outstanding Contribution to Home Ownership Nigeria 2017

The promotion of home ownership is considered a shortcut to attaining sustainable economic growth, giving people a tangible stake in their country’s development and adding to overall societal stability. The emergence of a solid mortgage industry is, thus, a precursor

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GroFin: Best SME Social Impact Finance Africa 2017

Mauritius-based SME finance company GroFin has raised well over US$500 million in funding and invested in some 600 small and medium-sized enterprises in Africa and the Middle East. The company provides both patient risk capital and business support to SMEs.

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Ctrack by Inseego: Most Innovative Fleet Management Solutions Africa 2016

Leveraging the power of telematics, Ctrack by Inseego helps individuals and businesses manage their vehicles in over 55 countries worldwide. Inseego Corp. is a leading global provider of software-as-a-service and solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) – its Ctrack

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