TDB CEO: Funding available for African projects but not enough deals
15 June 2019 |
9:09 am
Funding is available for projects in Africa but there are not enough ready deals to receive it. This is according to Admassu Tadesse, President and CEO of the Trade and Development Bank joined CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa to discuss this and more.
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