Egypt has taken a big step to ease the tax burden on small and micro-enterprises by making its simplified tax system a permanent feature of the country’s business environment. The …
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set an ambitious goal for Nigeria’s economy, announcing on Wednesday that his administration is targeting 7% annual economic growth by 2027. He said this would …
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Rwanda, AfDB Join Hands for Gabiro Agribusiness Hub Phase 2 Expansion
Rwanda’s agricultural sector has received a major boost as the Government of Rwanda and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) move forward with plans for the second phase of the …
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Deloitte Cautions Ghana on Capital Market Return
Deloitte Ghana has advised the government to take its time before returning to the international capital market, even though the economy has been showing strong signs of recovery. The research …
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has firmly denied reports claiming that a helicopter which recently made an emergency landing in Nkawkaw, Eastern Region of Ghana, belongs to the state-owned power …
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Ghana Minister Accuses DStv of Using Diplomacy to Resist Price Cut
The Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations in Ghana, Samuel Nartey George, has accused MultiChoice, the operators of DStv, of trying to turn his campaign for a price reduction …
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Uganda Accountants Launch 2025 Service Awards
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has confirmed that the 2025 edition of the prestigious Accountancy Service Awards (ASA) will take place on October 3, 2025. The …
Uganda’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Francis Mwebesa, has called on the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to prioritise helping local manufacturers and protecting consumers instead of acting …
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NetOne Spends $13m on Data, Internet Expansion
State-owned mobile network operator NetOne has revealed that it invested a total of US$13 million in 2024 to finance major capital projects aimed at expanding and modernising its network coverage, …
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the country will move away from the current multi-currency system to a full local currency by 2030, assuring businesses and the public that …