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Nigeria: Providus Bank Retains BB+ Rating with Positive Outlook
GCR Ratings has affirmed Providus Bank Limited’s national scale long and short-term issuer ratings of BB+ (NG) and B (NG) respectively; with a ...
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Nigeria: Buhari Appoints Four Non-Executive Directors for CBN
Four personsbwere nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari for the position of Non-Executive Directors of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). ...
Ghana
Ghana: Ghana ranked second highest recipient of FDI in West Africa
A report released by World Investment has shown that Ghana is the second country in West Africa with more foreign direct investments. It ...
Ghana
Ghana: Bank of Ghana denies printing GH¢22 billion to fund budget
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has denied allegations that it has printed GH¢22.04 billion in new money to finance the 2022 budget without ...
Ghana
Ghana: Boost Technology to Receive Mastercard Grant to Support Small Businesses in Ghana, Others
Boost Technology, a company working with retail entrepreneurs across Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa, will receive a grant of US$125,000 towards their work ...
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South Africa: MTN partners with MIA Telecoms to offer tech entrepreneurs new revenue streams
MTN Business has appointed MIA Telecomsas its aggregator for the management of new resellers and partners. This strategic partnership will increase the MTN ...
Global
Global: Instacart and Chase launch a new credit card with Mastercard
Instacart rolls out a new credit card in a bid to meet the evolving demands of customers Built as a digital grocery store ...
Africa
Africa: Infobip and Network International bring WhatsApp business services to Africa’s financial institutions
Digital payment solutions provider Network International has partnered with cloud communications company Infobip, to bring WhatsApp for business banking services to financial institutions ...
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Nigeria: Ecobank Nigeria Extends Remittance Services to Business Accounts Holders
Ecobank Nigeria has extended its innovative remittance services to its business account holders. This implies that Business Account holders can now receive funds ...
Kenya
Kenya: Safaricom pays IFC Sh474m for Ethiopia entry transactions
Safaricom and its partners in the Ethiopian venture paid the International Finance Corporation (IFC) a transaction fee of $4 million (Sh474 million) for ...