Kenya
Kenya: KRA starts crackdown on hidden employee perks
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has started a crackdown on firms under-declaring their payrolls in what will see thousands of employees pay taxes ...
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Nigeria: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named one of Forbes’s 2022 most powerful women in the world
Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named one of Forbes’s World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2022. Forbes is an ...
Kenya
Kenya: Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech providing digital solutions for school admin, raises $1.8M
Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech that has built digital learning and school data analytics platforms, has raised $1.8 million seed funding in a round ...
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Nigeria: We Have Forex Shortage, Says Emefiele
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has tasked leaders of the Nigerian banking sector to brainstorm expansively on ways ...
Global
Global: Spain’s central bank to experiment with wholesale CBDCs
The Bank of Spain said the study can help determine to what extent it can adapt to the “needs and demands of an ...
Global
Global: Brazil central bank grants Google Pay payment institution status
Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google Pay has received approval to operate as a payment institution in Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, the country’s official gazette ...
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Nigeria: NCC urges factory-resetting of devices against malware
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised phone users whose devices have been infected with a new malware to return them to the ...
Ghana
Ghana: Dario Bianchi Named Telecom Digital Business Leader of the Year
MTN’s Ayoba App has been recognised as the Top Innovative Technology and Telecom Product of the Year at the National Communications Awards. The ...
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Nigeria: No Turning Back On Cashless Policy, Emefiele Says After Meeting Buhari
The Central Bank of Nigeria says its new policy that significantly limits the amount of money individuals and organisations withdraw from banks will ...
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Somalia’s National Communication Authority and Telecoms Sign an Interconnection Agreement
The National Communications Authority (NCA) and the Somali telecommunication companies signed an interconnection agreement Friday (December 9, 2022), allowing customers of the various ...
