Africa
Africa: AfDB’s AfriCircular Innovators Programme Selects 30 African SMEs to Propel Circular Economy Growth
The African Development Bank (AfDB)-backed AfriCircular Innovators Programme has chosen 30 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Rwanda to ...
Africa
Africa: Binance Introduces Mobile Money Trading for Crypto in Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia
Binance has announced the integration of mobile money deposits and withdrawals for cryptocurrency trading in Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia. This initiative is part ...
Global
Global: CBA and BNY Enable Near Real-Time Cross-Border Payments
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and BNY Mellon have introduced a new service that allows commercial payments from overseas to reach businesses and ...
News
Nigeria: Anticipated US Rate Cut Sparks Interest in Nigerian Bonds
Analysts have noted that growing anticipation of a potential interest rate cut by the United States Federal Reserve in September is fueling interest ...
Global
Global: MUFG Invests $333 Million in Indian Digital Lender DMI Finance
Just over a year after leading a $400 million financing round for DMI Finance, Japanese financial giant MUFG has announced an additional investment ...
News
Nigeria: Naira Declines Amid FX Outflows and Falling External Reserves
The naira experienced a significant depreciation in the foreign exchange (FX) market due to heightened demand for the US dollar to support economic ...
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Uganda Plans Large-scale Biometric Registration for National ID Program
Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is set to embark on a major national ID enrollment and renewal campaign beginning in October ...
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Nigeria: Businesses Express Growing Optimism About Nigeria’s Economic Future
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported an increasing wave of optimism among business owners regarding the future of the Nigerian economy. ...
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Nigeria: CBN Reports Business Conditions Expected to Improve Soon
Business owners in Nigeria are optimistic about an improvement in business conditions in August 2024 and the following six months, according to the ...
Africa
Africa: Yellow Card and Fireblocks Collaborate to Transform Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
Yellow Card, a leading pan-African fintech company specializing in cryptocurrency and financial services, has announced a strategic partnership with Fireblocks, a digital asset ...
