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Nigeria: Rack Centre Becomes the first IFC EDGE Certified Data Centre in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Rack Centre, an Actis majority owned data centre and the leading carrier-neutral Tier III data centre in West Africa, has become the first International Finance Corporation ...
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South Africa: Amazon to launch e-commerce marketplace in South Africa
Amazom.com plans to launch online shopping services in South Africa and four other countries by early 2023, Business Insider reported, citing leaked documents. The ...
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Rwanda: Global Roadmap for Digital Transformation Adopted in Kigali
The World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) concluded on Friday, June 17, with the adoption of a forward-looking agenda to address the global connectivity ...
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Zimbabwe: e-Commerce firm Appletree in drive to get one million African traders online
E-Commerce company Appletree Digital Commerce has launched the ‘Taking One Million African Traders Online’ movement (TOMATO), to unlock entrepreneurial opportunities for the youth ...
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Nigeria: CBN Charges Banks to Cut Charges to Attract Millennials, Gen-Z
To attract millennials and Gen-Z, who form the larger part of the country’s population, into the financial sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
Ghana
Ghana: Guidelines for inward remittance services by payment service providers
Remittances are a significant source of external financing and major contributor to national income. Many Ghanaian families depend on remittances from relations living ...
Kenya
Kenya: Equity Named Kenya’s Overall Best Bank After Bagging 15 Awards
Equity Bank has been feted as the Best Bank in Kenya in the 2022 Think Business Banking Awards for the 11th consecutive year, ...
Egypt
Egypt: Egypt able to overcome all challenges thanks to economic reform program: CBE Governor
16 June 2022: The Egyptian state is able to overcome challenges thanks to economic reform programmes, according to Governor of the Central Bank ...
Global
Global: BIS to launch market intelligence platform amid stablecoin, DeFi collapse
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub announced the launch of a new set of projects targeting various aspects of traditional and ...
Ghana
Ghana: SSNIT Rolls Out Electronic Scheme to Ease Payment of Contributions
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is to roll out an electronic payment scheme which will allow people pay their contributions, ...
