Global
Iran to allow crypto mining once again
Iran has announced it will once again allow Bitcoin and crypto miners to operate in the country from the last week of September ...
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Tanzania: Mobile Phone Levies – Govt Collects 48bn/
The Tanzanian government has fetched 48.4bn/- from the mobile money transaction charges introduced mid last month with 37bn/- disbursed for the construction of ...
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Nigeria: FIRS appeals court judgement on VAT, urges tax payers to maintain status quo
The Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) has told taxpayers in the country to continue to pay their Value Added Tax (VAT) to it in ...
Ghana
Ghana: Interrogate high lending rates by banks – Addo charges new BoG Board
President Akufo-Addo has charged the newly constituted Governing Board of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to investigate the high-interest rates charged on loans by commercial ...
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Sterling Bank and Founders Institute partner to connect Nigerian early-stage founders with resources and opportunity
Sterling Bank, regarded as Nigeria’s most technologically advanced financial institution has partnered with the global accelerator program, Founder Institute (FI), to connect early-stage founders in ...
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CBN Interventions: NIRSAL MFB disburses N440B
NIRSAL Microfinance Bank (NMFB) has disbursed a total of N439.74 billion to 711,706 beneficiaries under the Agribusiness/Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme (AGSMEIS) and ...
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Standard Bank unveils plan to become a digital ‘platform’ company
Standard Bank will within years transform into a marketplace where clients can also access rivals’ products and a variety of services beyond just banking, ...
Global
Brazil’s central bank president endorses crypto regulation
Central bank head Roberto Campos Neto recognizes the demand for greater crypto regulation as the country evolves in the market. Speaking at an ...
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Tanzania: Mobile Transactions Levy to Fetch 5Tr/ – in Five Years
Tanzania’s Speaker of the National Assembly Job Ndugai has said the government will collect 5tri/- to finance social services in the next five ...
Africa
Namibia: Overall Inflation for 2021 Now Projected to Average Around 3.9 Percent – Central Bank
The governor, Central Bank of Namibia, Johannes Gawaxab in a recent Monetary Policy announcement, disclosed that the country’s overall inflation is projected to ...