Global
Global: UK faces bigger and faster recession than other European countries, Bank of England warns
Andrew Bailey said the UK economy had reached a ‘turning point’ The UK is heading towards a plunging downturn far steep than other ...
Africa
Africa: AfDB Approves $2-Million Technical Grant to Boost Electricity Reforms
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on 24 June approved a technical assistance grant of $2 million to fund research ...
News
Nigeria: Remita Introduces eNaira on Payment Platform
Remita, Africa’s leading electronic payment brand, has introduced e-Naira, the digital currency of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as an additional payment ...
News
South Africa: Vodacom’s coding programme inspires more young girls to enter STEM fields
Vodacom has announced that its #CodeLikeAGirl programme which is designed to bridge the gender digital gap in South Africa, is experiencing exponential growth ...
Kenya
Kenya: Telkom, Lipa Later to Offer Product Financing Solutions for Smart Mobile Devices in Kenya
Telkom has partnered Buy-Now-Pay-Later company, Lipa Later, to offer Kenyans a product financing solution that will make it easier to purchase smart mobile ...
News
Nigeria: Licensed fintech firms will deepen financial inclusion
Director-General of the SEC, Lamido Yuguda, while addressing participants at the inaugural conference of Oriental News Nigeria with theme ‘Engaging with critical groups ...
Global
Global: Wise challenger Atlantic Money secures EU licence
Atlantic Money, the London-based currency transfer startup challenging Wise and Revolut, has secured a licence with the National Bank of Belgium to operate ...
News
Nigeria: Nigerian Telecom Companies Active Subscribers Rise to 199.5m
Telecommunication companies operating in Nigeria have seen an increase in active subscribers; rising to 199.5 million in the last 12 months, according to ...
Kenya
Kenya: Telkom Kenya to launch mobile loans service
Mobile operator Telkom Kenya has announced plans to launch a mobile loans service, as the company focuses on diversifying its product offering to ...
Egypt
Egypt: LE40B disbursed to 1.6M MSMEs in Egypt since 2014
Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea stated Sunday that since 2014 a total of LE40 billion have been disbursed to 1.6 million ...
