Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr Tony Elumelu, has proposed N50 million as capital base for insurance broking firms operating in Nigeria. Elumelu, who is also founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, said …
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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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KenTrade Targets Insurance Companies’ Systems Integration to upgrade maritime Trade
Kenya Trade Network Agency(KenTrade) has embarked on a sensitization programme targeting insurance companies aiming at onboarding them in the Trade Facilitation Program(TFP) in a bid to enhance efficiency in maritime …
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AfricaAFRICA NEWSBanking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessNewsNigeriaTelecommunicationsWestern Africa
Telecoms operators say banks’ USSD debt has increased to N80b from N42 the previous year
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria says banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt has increased to N80 billion from N42 billion reported in 2021. The President of …
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EconomyMarketsMoroccoOil & GasUncategorized
Fuel Prices increases in Morocco and rising pressure on Government
While Moroccan politicians often invoke inflation and adverse geopolitics to justify rising fuel prices, Morocco’s market watchdog is currently arguing that extortionate practices, and a lack of political will to …
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AfricaAFRICA NEWSBusinessNewsSouth AfricaSouthern Africa
fentanyl enough to kill more than 220,000 people found in a shipment from South Africa
The US Customs and Border Protection agency says it has seized a large quantity of deadly fentanyl in a shipment from South Africa it detained on 21 September. In total, the fentanyl …
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BusinessEconomyFinance & ServicesKenya News
Ruto pledges to introduce a wealth tax on tycoons to raise cash for national budget
President William Ruto has revived a proposal to impose higher taxes on Kenya’s super-rich and high-income earners, endorsing the introduction of a wealth tax that failed to sail through Parliament …
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Eskom employees receive an additional 1.5% wage increase
Employees of troubled South African power company Eskom have been awarded a further 1.5% wage increase, backdated to July 2021. The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) ruled on Thursday (29 …
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BusinessEconomyINVESTMENTKenya News
Sustainable Investment In Kenya is projected to hit Sh2.3trn by 2030
The value of retail sustainable investment holdings in Kenya is projected to climb to Sh2.3 trillion ($19 billion) by 2030 on higher capital flows into tackling food insecurity, climate change …
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Afreximbank moves to facilitate international trade with the launch of AFPAY
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today announced the commercial launch of Afreximbank Trade Payment Services also known as “AfPAY” to facilitate international trade between African financial institutions and their clients. The …
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AfricaAFRICA NEWSBusinessChipperFinance & ServicesGhanaNewsNigeriaTechnologyWestern Africa
Chipper Cash gets Bank of Ghana approval for US remittances
Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has received authorization from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to provide remittance services from the United States of America to the country. The …