Business policy news from Africa: regulation, tax, trade rules and government decisions that affect companies and investors.
A top UAE lender First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) in the United Arab Emirates announced an offer today to buy an Egyptian investment bank. First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) stated …
Pfizer made nearly $37bn (£27bn) in sales from its Covid-19 vaccine last year – making it one of the most lucrative products in history – and has forecast another bumper …
China’s development banks provided US$23 billion in financing for infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2007 to 2020, more than double the amount from similar lenders in the United States, …
The Nigerian economy is rebounding from a historic downturn according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), thanks to government policy support, rising oil prices, and international financial assistance. The IMF …
The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has expressed dissatisfaction over several bureaucratic and regulatory challenges at all arms and levels of government, attributing them as barriers to conducting business …
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, disclosed during the African Union Summit Business Forum on Monday that the continent is moving toward a digital transformation. “Africa is increasingly becoming a place …
Mr Andrew Nevin, Financial Services Leader and Chief Economist at PwC Nigeria, has indicated that in order to sustain the Nigerian economy, the federal government must unlock dead assets across …
With less than two weeks to go until the sixth EU-African Union summit, European Union members remain split on how to come up with a financial package able to rival …
Over the past 2 years since the Covid-19 pandemic started, Africa’s economy has contracted by 2.1% and regional growth is expected to be muted in 2022 compared to 2021. Economic …
The Executive Director of the General Authority for Economic and Free Zones (GAFI), Mohamed Abdel Wahab, met with Oka Hiroshi, the Japanese Ambassador to Cairo, this week to discuss ways …
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