Mexican Startup Credijusto Raises $100 Million, Seeks to Boost Loans Amid Coronavirus
Mexican fintech startup Credijusto has raised $100 million in debt from Credit Suisse Group, a move that will help it extend more loans to small and mid-sized businesses as banks gauge how to respond to the impact of coronavirus.
Kenya Turns to Safaricom's M-Pesa Mobile-Money to Stem the Spread of COVID-19
Safaricom announced that all person-to-person (P2P) transactions under KSH 1,000 (≈ $10) would be free starting Tuesday for the next 90 days.
Remittances in Times of Crisis: Facing the Challenges of COVID-19
Announcing the Remittance Community Task Force to regularly provide information concerning the challenges facing remittance families in the social and economic fallout during the coming months through its Briefs.
How Coronavirus Affects the Microfinance Sector
The Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation's partners express their concerns about the expected effects of this global health crisis.
Coronavirus Could Wipe Out $3 Billion From Bangladesh Economy
According to the Asian Development Bank, the financial fallout from the ongoing coronavirus epidemic could potentially shrink Bangladesh's gross domestic product by as much as 1.1 percent or $3.02 billion.
Bank of Ghana Issues Directive to All Financial Institutions to Take Steps to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
The BoG will continue to assess the possible impact of the pandemic on the domestic economy and is taking the necessary steps to mitigate its impact, to ensure financial and economic stability.
Nigeria: CBN Unveils Palliative Measures to Cushion Impact of Coronavirus on Economy
The measures include a moratorium of one year on all principal repayments as well as interest rate reduction on all applicable CBN intervention facilities from nine to five percent per annum for one year effective 1 March, 2020.