Africa
9 African startups selected for Norrsken Impact Accelerator
Nine African startups have been selected to take part in the second edition of the Norrsken Impact Accelerator, which is designed to find ...
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Nigeria: TAJBank to Launch N100bn Private Sector Sukuk Offering
TAJBank Limited, Nigeria’s leading non-interest bank, is set to launch Nigeria’s first private sector Sukuk offering valued at N100 billion. According to a ...
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Nigeria: The Nest Launches Innovation Centre to Help Startups and Innovators
The Nest is expanding its services to ensure that more innovators and startups in Nigeria get the needed support for the protection of Intellectual Property ...
Ghana
Ghana: Government secures GH¢1.395 billion from T-bills auction sale
The Government of Ghana has sold little above the target for its Treasury Bills auctioning, a Joy Business report has said. According to ...
Egypt
Egypt: World Bank raises its forecast for Egypt’s economic growth to 6.1% in 2022
The World Bank raised its forecast for the growth of the Egyptian economy during 2022 to 6.1 percent, compared to 5.9 percent in ...
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Nigeria: Meet Mudassir Amray, the new CEO of Union Bank
Mudassir Amray became the new Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank after Titan Trust Bank Limited, a subsidiary of TGI Group completed the acquisition ...
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Nigeria: ABCON urges CBN to use BDCs to end multiple exchange rates
President, the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, has advocated for a single exchange rate and urged ...
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Nigeria: Banks’ borrowing from CBN rises 63% to N1.8trn
The upward trend in banks’ borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, persisted in May, rising by 63 per cent, Month-on-Month, MoM, ...
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Nigeria’s Internet Subscriptions Reach 147m, Highest in 13 Months
One hundred and forty-eight million, one hundred and one thousand, seven hundred and eighty-nine (148,101,789) is the number of internet subscription base of ...
Egypt
Egypt: Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr sign $900 million commercial deals
Operators Telecom Egypt and Etisalat Misr have announced the signing of six new commercial and strategic agreements worth a staggering EGP 17bn ($911 ...