Pepkor, which owns brands such as PEP and Ackermans, managed to deliver a double-digit earnings increase even as the effects of the July 2021 unrest and KwaZulu-Natal flooding hit the …
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Radarr Africa Business Desk
The Radarr Africa Business Desk reports daily on companies, markets, banking, energy, technology and policy across Nigeria and Africa. Stories are reviewed and edited by The Radarr Africa Editorial Team in Lagos. Story tips and corrections: business@radarr.africa.
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Real estate Investors discuss the path to growth at the WAPI 2022 Summit
On the 16th and 17th of November 2022, The Real estate industry in Nigeria witnessed an insightful event that gathered high profile realtors, real estate practitioners, decision makers at both …
Amazon’s Alexa division faces significant job cuts after failing to turn the voice assistant into a money maker, Business Insider reports (the article requires a VPN to access from South Africa and …
Elon Musk laid off more Twitter Inc. workers from the sales side of the social network’s business beginning late on Sunday, further trimming a staff that had already been decimated …
- AgricultureBusinessEconomyMarketsMorocco
Morocco’s UM6P-Al Moutmir Program plans to Expand it’s offer to Over 25,000 Hectares
The UM6P-Al Moutmir direct seeding program plans to extend its offer to cover over 25,000 hectares for the 2022-2023 agricultural season in Morocco. The initiative is part of the program’s …
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Nigerian Breweries to issue bonus shares to it’s shareholders
Heineken-backed Nigerian Breweries PLC will issue one new extra share to its shareholders for every four held by them, according to a regulatory filing seen by PREMIUM TIMES, its first bonus issue in …
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Nigerians’ investment in Bitcoin increases by 5% in 2022
Nigerians’ investment in Bitcoin grew by over five per cent in 2022 despite the cryptocurrency losing $562.93bn of its market value in the same year. This year, 2022, has been …
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I&M Bank Grows Sh7.1billion net profit in the third quarter of 2022
I&M Bank has posted a Sh7.1billion net profit in the third quarter of 2022, a 24.1 per cent growth from Sh5.7billion posted in the same period in 2021. During the …
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Disney appoints former CEO, fires current CEO Bob Iger
Disney ousted chief executive Bob Chapek on Sunday and announced that it had brought back former CEO Bob Iger to once again take the reins. The change, a dramatic turn …
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Morocco’s Smartprof plans to start expanding in other West African countries
Morocco’s private tutoring marketplace Smartprof recently raised $110,000 in pre-seed funding from UM6P Ventures, Plug and Play, and business angels. In an interview with Morocco World News, Smartprof co-founder Mustapha …