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Nigeria: FIRS extends VAT filing deadline for April 2023
Following the introduction of a new process of claiming INPUT Tax which took effect from 1st April 2023, and the consequent concerns raised ...
Ghana
Ghana: Smile Identity Acquires Ghanaian ID Verification Company Appruve For Undisclosed Amount
Smile Identity, a KYC compliance and ID verification partner for African fintechs and businesses, has acquired Inclusive Innovations, the parent company of Appruve, a Ghanaian ...
Ghana
Ghana: GRA sets May 1, 2023 as implementation date for 3 key tax measures
The Ghana Revenue Authority has set May 1, 2023 as implementation date for the new and revised taxes announced in the 2023 Budget. ...
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Nigeria: UBA Shareholders Approve 110 Kobo Dividend Per Share
Pan African financial services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, shareholders have approved its board of directors’ proposal to pay a dividend ...
Egypt
Egypt: Mastercard and egabi collaborate to expand access to digital lending solutions across Africa
One month after its partnership with the National Bank of Egypt focused on the digitalization of the local economy, Mastercard signs a new ...
Africa
Africa: Launch Africa has already invested more than $31 million in start-ups in 22 African countries since 2020
Over the past five years, financial support for African tech start-ups has increased. Trust in local innovators continues to grow and attract investors ...
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Zimbabwe: To boost its fiat currency, Zimbabwe will launch a gold-backed digital currency
Faced with Zimbabweans’ lack of confidence in the national currency, the government has resolved to introduce a gold-backed digital currency, which would allow ...
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Nigeria: NITDA urges countries to develop global cyber policies
The National Information Technology Development Agency has urged countries to support the development of international cyber norms and establish common grounds on cybersecurity ...
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Nigeria: Operators invest N122bn pension funds in infrastructure
Pension Funds Operators have invested N121.68bn of the Contributory Pension Scheme in infrastructure as of the end of February 2023, figures obtained from ...
Angola
Angola: Bad Loans Drop 31 Percent in 2022
Bad loans in 2022 totalled 296.2 billion kwanzas, 31 percent less compared to the previous year, ANGOP has learnt from the data published ...