News
Nigeria: CBN Collects N370bn as Stamp Duty in 6 Years -Emefiele
Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the total revenue collected as stamp duty in six years between 2016 ...
Global
Global: CBDCs Could ‘Revolutionize Global Financial Systems’: Bank of America
At least 114 central banks—representing 58% of all countries, which generate 95% of global GDP—are now exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), up ...
Kenya
Kenya: Court Declines To Extend Order On Bank-To-Mobile Money Transfer Charges
Kenyans will continue paying for mobile money wallet and bank transactions after the High Court declined to extend the temporary orders that had stopped the ...
Global
Global: Binance SWIFT banking partner set to ban USD transfers below $100K
Binance stressed that credit and debit card payments will continue to be accepted and that non-USD bank transfers would still be processed through ...
Madagascar
Orange Madagascar, NuRAN partner to connect underserved
Multinational telecommunications company Orange Madagascar has signed a ten-year agreement with Canadian telecoms infrastructure provider NuRAN Wireless for the deployment of up to ...
News
Nigeria: FIRS Breaks Record as Tax Collections Spike to N10.1trn
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced that it collected over N10 trillion in tax revenue in the year 2022, the highest ...
Morroco
Morocco’s e-Logistics Startup, Cathedis, Raises $735K in a Pre-Series A Round
Cathedis, a delivery and e-logistics startup based in Morocco, raised $735K in a pre-series A funding round. The round was divided into 5 ...
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Zambia joins Ghana in its quest to restructure its debt under the G20 Common Framework
Much like Ghana, the Southern African nation of Zambia is in need of debt restructuring. On Monday (January 23, 2022), the president of ...
Global
Global: Argentina and Brazil Explore Common Currency
The two biggest economies in South America are reportedly working on a common currency. Brazil and Argentina will announce the project, the Financial ...
News
Sierra Leone: Information Ministry Commences Implementation of Digital Transformation Project
World Bank has through the Ministry of Information and Communications disbursed a grant of $50Million for the implementation of the Digital Transformation Project, ...
