Africa

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will debit all banks in the country on Thursday, Sept. 29, for the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to allow for the mopping-up of liquidity. …

Egypt aims to raise up to $6 billion, before June 2023, by selling stakes in state-owned companies, according to the Minister of Planning, Hala El-Said. El-Said added that the program …

Egypt’s exports of natural and liquefied gas amounted to about $8 billion in the fiscal year 2021/2022, according to a cabinet statement on Sunday. Previously, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said …

The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has indefinitely postponed the commencement of its campaigns for the 2023 presidential election, which was earlier scheduled for Wednesday, September 28. The decision follows plans …

The National Assembly says it will pass the Data Protection Bill within 30 days once it receives the draft from the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Yakubu Useni, the chairman of the …

Fidelity Bank Plc in a bid to reinforce its support for SMEs has entered into a strategic partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN). At a Memorandum …

One of the United States’ (US) leading convenience retail brands, Circle K, is expected to open its first South African store in October. South Africa will soon have a new …

As the world finishes unpicking its Covid-19 travel restrictions, business trips and tourism are firmly back on the agenda in most places, anyway. The question is, who to fly with? Qatar Airways …

Banknotes featuring a portrait of King Charles III are expected to enter circulation by the middle of 2024, the Bank of England said Tuesday. The central bank will reveal the …

Ghana began talks with the International Monetary Fund on Monday for an IMF-supported lending programme, the government said in a statement, in a bid to reduce economic hardship that spurred …