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South Africa: inq.’s acquisition of Syrex gets Competition Commission nod
inq., a Convergence Partner’s company, has received Competition Commission approval without conditions for the acquisition of Syrex, a provider of hyperconverged cloud technology solutions ...
Ghana
Ghana: Ecobank Ghana appoints former MD as Board Chairman
Former Managing Director of Ecobank Ghana, Samuel Ashitey Adjei has been appointed Board Chairman of Ecobank Ghana PLC, effective June 11, 2022. He ...
Africa
African Leadership International Enters into Agreement to Acquire Silicon Valley’s Holberton Inc. to Bridge Global Software Engineering Skills Gap
With this acquisition, ALI expects to position itself as a leading source of technology talent on the African continent, and one of the ...
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Nigeria: CBN’s latest draft emphasizes digital financial literacy
The central bank is on a mission to improve the access to financial literacy and services in the country The Central Bank of ...
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South Africa: Vodacom earmarks R500 million for network coverage expansion in Western Cape
Vodacom South Africa, has announced plans to spend over R500 million on its mobile network in the Western Cape Province this year, as ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Banks Must Seek Approval for e-Payment Product Development, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a notice of warning to deposit banks to ensure full compliance with the e-payment product guidelines. ...
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Zimbabwe: Bond notes never failed – says RBZ governor as he blames GNU for currency problems
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has maintained that bond notes never failed, instead arguing that the scheme served its purpose of promoting ...
Ghana
Ghana: BoG-UniCredit ruling watershed moment for financial sector confidence
Irrespective of the ultimate conclusion of the legal tussle between defunct Savings and Loans Company uniCredit and the industry regulator, the Bank of ...
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Nigeria: Fidelity Bank disburses N100 billion loan to SMEs in H1, 2022
Fidelity Bank Plc has disbursed over N100 billion loans to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the real sector in the first half ...
Kenya
Kenya: M-Pesa brings in nearly half of Safaricom’s total earnings
M-Pesa, a mobile money business of Kenya’s leading mobile network operator Safaricom, has made a profit of $423.6 million (Sh50 billion) before tax ...