Africa
Africa: ECOWAS is inviting young graduate applicants for its 2022 internships
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has launched an Internship Immersion Programme in ECOWAS Institutions and Departments. The Programme is open to ...
News
Nigeria: Sterling Bank to change name as shareholders approve restructuring
Sterling Bank Plc will take a new name after receiving shareholders’ approval to convert from a core banking business to a holding company, ...
Kenya
Kenya: Standard Chartered Bank Unveils Programme to Boost Tech Skills for Women
The Standard Chartered Bank and Strathmore University have launched a programme for women in cyber to address the skill and gender gap in ...
Kenya
Kenya: Telkom Loses 721,348 Subscribers in Ongoing SIM Registration Exercise
Telkom Kenya lost 721,348 subscribers in the quarter ended June 2022 as the ongoing sim card registration by the industry regulator saw the ...
News
SA: Sarb Pushes Repo Up to Pre-Covid-19 Levels
THE South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has increased the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to 6,25%, back to pre-Covid-19 levels – ...
Egypt
Egypt: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Sympl partner to offer BNPL solutions to debit card holders
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and Sympl partner to offer buy now and pay later (BNPL) services to the bank’s debit card holders with ...
News
Nigeria: External Reserves Dip Ahead of CBN $1.7bn FX Backlog Payment
Ahead of a scheduled $1.7 billion foreign currencies (FX) backlog payment, Nigeria has seen its external reserves drooping for the third week amidst ...
Global
Global: Singapore overtakes Hong Kong in world financial centres ranking
Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong to become Asia’s top financial centre — and the third in the world — according to a new ...
Global
Global: Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitso Launches Interoperable QR Payments in Argentina
Bitso, a Mexico-based, Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has launched an initiative that aims to allow Argentines to use crypto for their everyday purchases. The ...
Ghana
Ghana: Fitch Downgrades Ghana on High Risk of Debt Distress
With limited external reserves buffer amidst expectation that Accra will pursue debt restructuring, Fitch Ratings said it has downgraded Ghana’s Long-Term Local- and ...
