EIB ready to finance Macky Sall’s agropoles in Senegal
Senegal wants to speed up the industrialisation of its agricultural sector. The country is moving full steam ahead with plans to build four “agropoles” nationwide. All that remains is to find the funding.
01/03/2023 at 19h51, by Africa Business+
The continent’s food security remains one of the main concerns of international financial institutions, a concern heightened by last year’s war in Ukraine. So does the European Investment Bank (EIB).
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