Burkina Faso News News Burkina Faso » Finance: Burkina Faso's junta backs economic self-sufficiency
Since the military seized power in Burkina Faso four years ago, it has striven for economic self-sufficiency -- producing and processing locally, and financing development through the country's own ...
News Burkina Faso » Finance: Burkina Faso's junta leader opens big gold refinery in bid to keep mining profits at home
Burkina Faso has opened its first gold refinery as the military-led government seeks to process more of the country's mineral wealth at home and tighten its control over one of its most important ...
News Burkina Faso » Finance: BearingPoint client success story: The Finance Ministry of Burkina Faso traces development funds by using blockchain technology
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a recent client story, management and technology consultancy BearingPoint shows how it supported Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Finance and KfW, one of the world’s largest ...
News Burkina Faso » Finance: Burkina Faso outlines food security measures at Bangkok summit
During the “Food Security in an Age of Shocks” session Thursday morning, Burkina Faso’s Finance Minister, Aboubakar Nacanabo, shared key lessons on addressing food security challenges and helping ...
News Burkina Faso » Finance: Africa Finance Corporation Tops 30 Member States With Burkina Faso, DRC & Morocco Acceding
LAGOS, Nigeria--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a milestone for its pan-Africa mission, Africa Finance Corporation, one of the region’s biggest investors in infrastructure development, today announces that it has ...
News Burkina Faso » Finance: AfDB to co-finance 50 MW of solar in Burkina Faso
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has announced that it will provide an undisclosed sum to co-finance Burkina Faso’s plans to electrify several rural areas in the ...
News Burkina Faso » Finance: Burkina Faso Launches $171.2 Million Bond Issue on Regional Market
Burkina Faso has launched a CFA franc-denominated bond issue worth CFA100 billion ($171.2 million) to finance its 2026 budget, with subscriptions open from October 12 to 30. The issue offers fixed ...
News Burkina Faso » Finance: Burkina Faso: Report on Government Finance Statistics Mission (March 18–29, 2024)
This technical assistance (TA) mission report is on government finance statistics (GFS) and public sector debt statistics (PSDS). The mission worked on improving the GFS of the consolidation of the ...
News Burkina Faso » Finance: EIB finance for Burkina Faso solar plant
The European Investment Bank will lend more than half the cost of expanding the first solar project built by the West African nation’s electric utility, from 37 MW to 50 MW. The EIB will provide a €38 ...
News Burkina Faso » Finance: BURKINA FASO: 'Solidarity' distance MSc in finance
People who have missed out on education have a new opportunity to catch up through a free distance education course in finance, under the 'Projet transmission solidaire du savoir' initiated by the ...