Kenya
Kenya: CBK Tightens Foreign Exchange Rules for Banks
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has introduced a forex code for commercial banks that aims to improve transparency in the wholesale foreign ...
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Zimbabwe: POSB Unveils Co-Badged Debit and Prepaid Mastercard Cards Combining Dual Currency Usage
The People’s Own Savings Bank (POSB) in partnership with Mastercard has unveiled prepaid and debit cards making it easier to transact in both ...
Kenya
Kenya: M-Pesa opens shared service operation center
M-Pesa is the leading mobile money service in Africa by transaction values. The platform, which boasts more than 15 years of experience in ...
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Nigeria: Scarcity of Naira easing as banks comply with CBN’s new directives
There are indications that the three-month-old cash shortages rocking Nigeria’s economy would fizzle out this week following banks’ compliance with the latest directives ...
Ghana
Ghana: Cedi depreciates by 22.1% in March 2023 – BoG
The Bank of Ghana has put the depreciation of the cedi to the dollar at 22.1% as of March 2023. In its latest ...
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Nigeria: NGX mulls non-depository receipts to enhance capital market activities
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has announced plans to introduce Non-Depository Receipts (NDR) to further deepen the activities in the Nigerian capital market. This ...
Ghana
Ghana’s debt unchanged at ¢575.7bn – BoG
Ghana’s public debt stock remained unchanged at ¢575.7 billion at the end of November 2022, about 93.5% of Gross Domestic Product, the Bank ...
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Nigeria: MTN partners Amazon to offer Prime Video to mobile users
ICT giant, MTN Nigeria has teamed up with Amazon’s global streaming service, Prime Video, to offer Prime Video Mobile Edition – a single-device, ...
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Nigeria: Stanbic IBTC appoints Ndidi Nwuneli as Independent Non-Executive Director as Ngozi Edozien retires
The board of directors of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs Ndidi Nwuneli as an Independent Non-Executive Director, following ...
Kenya
Kenya: Google deletes loan apps in Kenya
Google has taken down hundreds of loan apps from the Play Store in Kenya, after its new policy, which requires digital lenders in the ...
