October 31, 2022

EMGA Secures US$ 20M Debt Finance for Costa Rica’s Banco Improsa

LONDON, Oct. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA) for the second time working with Banco Improsa, secures this US$20M facility from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) – AECID (advised by COFIDES). Commenting on the transaction, Felix Alpizar, General Manager of BANCO IMPROSA, said: “Banco Improsa

Cape Town Bonsai Festival returns to Company’s Garden

The City’s Recreation and Park Department was proud to host the 10th Annual Bonsai Festival, in partnership with the Cape Regional Association of Bonsai this past weekend. The two-day festival returned to the Company’s Garden, with a spectacular exhibition of bonsai trees open to the public to view. The purpose

MyCiTi Sky Circle Project in full swing

Today, the City of Cape Town’s Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas, helped dig the first trenches of the Sky Circle Project in Lansdowne as the City is concluding its site visits on the last day of Transport Month. The project entails a

Bellville South recreational facility gets Netball World Cup treatment

As we draw closer to Africa’s first ever Netball World Cup, the City of Cape Town is unveiling more of its Netball legacy murals. This morning, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis along with Alderman JP Smith and Councillor Patricia van der Ross were joined by the Netball fraternity to reveal the latest

City expands its mental health services

As Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, City Health commits to keeping mental health a priority and urges the public to do the same. Mental Health Awareness Month aims to educate the public about mental health and reducing the stigma and discrimination experienced by those suffering from mental

St James beach main access temporarily closed during construction work

The City of Cape Town is pleased to announce that the St James beach project is well under way. Next up is the concrete works, and as such, beachgoers are informed that the main access underpass, next to Folk Café, will experience intermittent closures from Wednesday, 2 November 2022, for

MVAs, fatalities and drunk driving arrests raise serious red flags

More than a hundred drunk driving arrests, at least 77 motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents and numerous fatalities – the latest recorded early this morning on the N1, are of grave concern. ‘These statistics are incredibly concerning, because once again it illuminates the very poor adherence to the rules of

City to commence with road resurfacing in Langa, Kensington and Windermere

The City of Cape Town is set to commence with the resurfacing of various roads in Langa, Kensington and Windermere on Tuesday, 1 November 2022. Residents can expect the works to continue until Tuesday, 31 January 2023, pending unforeseen delays and inclement weather. The work is planned to take place

City to commence with road resurfacing in Schaap Kraal

The City of Cape Town is set to commence with the resurfacing of Strandfontein Road between Spine Road and Emerald Way in Schaap Kraal on Monday, 7 November 2022. Residents can expect the works to continue until 13 December 2022, pending unforeseen delays and inclement weather. The work is planned

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