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Nigeria: Bank loans to private sector rise by N5.1tn, hit N36.7tn – CBN report
Between January and December 2021, the Nigerian banking sector’s credit to the private sector rose by N5.1tn or 16.67 per cent, according to ...
Africa
Africa: Standard Bank Ranked as Africa’s Most Valuable Banking Brand
Stanbic Bank’s parent company, Standard Bank Group, has emerged as the most valuable banking brand on the African continent for 2022 in Brand ...
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Nigeria: Lagos introduces new residents’ card, used for payment services, loan applications, others
The Lagos State Government has announced the introduction of a new resident card with multipurpose functions for residents. The new card which is ...
Ghana
Ghana: Ghana Stock Exchange to establish credit rating agencies in Ghana by June
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) will, by the middle of this year, establish credit rating agencies in Ghana. The agencies are expected to ...
Egypt
Egypt: Ccommerce platform Zbooni launches in Egypt
Zbooni, a UAE-based connected commerce (ccommerce) platform, has announced its launch in Egypt, providing digital commerce tools for SMEs across the country. Zbooni ...
Nigeria
Regulatory requirements: 27 firms forced to exit Nigerian stock exchange in five years
A total of 27 companies were forced to delist from the Nigerian Stock Exchange between 2016 and 2021, according to data from the ...
Kenya
Kenya: Safaricom subscribers to earn 100% data incentive
Kenya’s leading mobile network operator Safaricom, has launched a new data campaign dubbed Nyakua Data Dabo Dabo, which will see customers enjoy 100% bonus data ...
Africa
Africa: Global investors to increase stake in Africa
Global investment into Africa is poised to grow exponentially and technology giant Google is determined not to miss out, kicking off with a ...
Egypt
Egypt: Telecom Egypt, Grid Telecom join forces to connect Egypt and Greece
Telecom Egypt and Greek firm Grid Telecom, have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to connect Greece and Egypt using submarine cable infrastructure. ...
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Nigeria: Number of Nigerians contributing pension rise to 9.5 million in 2021
The Nigerian Pension industry recorded another milestone in 2021 as the total fund asset under management gained a sum of N1.12 trillion in ...