Ghana
Ghana: NCA orders telcos to delink all blocked SIMS from its databases by April 17
Telecommunications companies have been ordered to delink all disconnected SIM cards from their databases by April 17, 2023. According to the Ghana Chamber ...
Africa
Africa: IMF sounds alarm on declining aid, rising debt
The International Monetary Fund on Friday warned a shortage of funding for sub-Saharan Africa was negatively impacting the region, slowing growth and threatening ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: World Bank Tells Ethiopia to ‘Remove Macroeconomic Distortions’ to Help Slow Inflation, Unlock Investment
Today, World Bank Group President David Malpass met with Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance of Ethiopia. In his conversation with Minister Shide, President ...
Regulatory
Zambia’s digital asset regulation tests to end in June
Zambia will conclude its digital asset regulatory framework tests within the next three months, the country’s technology minister has revealed. The Southern African ...
Africa
Africa: IFC: AfCFTA is becoming a lot of talk — we need to fix regulations
Makthar Diop, the managing director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), says the Africa Free Trade Continental Agreement (AfCFTA) is becoming a lot ...
South Africa
South Africa: South Africa’s Second Largest Online Payment Gateway, Peach Payments, Secures $31 Million in Series A Funding
Peach Payments, a fintech startup from South Africa, has secured $31 million in Series A funding led by Apis Partners, with the aim ...
News
Nigeria: Nigeria’s cash crisis driving digital transactions to all-time high
Nigeria is riding on the back of a cash crunch, which the central bank said resulted from the move to mop up excess ...
News
Nigeria: SEC blames forex scarcity for low foreign investments
The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Lamido Yuguda, has blamed the dwindling level of Foreign Portfolio Investments in the country on ...
Africa
Africa: Kenya, Tanzania fine GTBank for breach of regulations
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has fined Nigerian lender, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) for breaching its regulations. Ripples Nigeria discovered from GTBank ...
Ghana
Ghana: Ghana Expects IMF Loan Approval in Q2 -Official
Ghana expects the International Monetary Fund’s board to approve a $3 billion loan by the end of the second quarter of 2023, Finance ...