South Africa’s financial services provider Fedgroup has added alternative asset cannabinoid hemp to its impact farming investment options, allowing investors to tap into an emerging market projected to be worth …
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eNaira app downloads hit 905,588
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that the eNaira application has so far recorded a total of 905,588 downloads. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, revealed this on Tuesday in Abuja after the Monetary …
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Central bank of Ethiopia raises minimum paid-up capital for insurance company
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) raised the minimum paid-up capital of insurance firms by six-fold. The revised ‘Minimum Paid-up Capital for Insurance Company’, which is effective as of September …
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Morocco’s Central Bank First Interest Rates Hikes in 14 Years on inflation
Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), announced today raising central bank interest rates by 0.50 points to 2%, in response to the lingering supply chain bottleneck and rampant inflation. Following …
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BMCE Capital Investments Launches a new venture Capital fund for Moroccan Startups
BMCE Capital Investment, part of the BMCE Capital Group, on Tuesday announced the launch of its first venture capital dedicated to financing Moroccan startups. The new MAD 50 million ($4.5 …
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Safaricom’s Fuliza reduces daily charges for loans below sh100 by 40 percent
Safaricom’s Fuliza has cut daily charges for loans below Sh1000 by 40 percent and introduced a three-day grace period. Daily charges on loans of up to Sh1000 will come down …
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CBN to debit banks on Thursday after CRR Raise To 32.5%
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. …
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Ghana conducts oil and gas roadshow in Texas to attract investors
The Petroleum Commission together with upstream players, GNPC, GOIL, and Base Energy under the leadership of the Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh is in Houston, Texas, United States …
Emmerson PLC, a British company producing fertilizers, announced today securing $6 million in investment funds to develop the in Khemisset, a town 100 kilometers east of Rabat. To secure the …
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Fidelity Bank partners with SMEDAN to empower SMEs
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 …