Business policy news from Africa: regulation, tax, trade rules and government decisions that affect companies and investors.
Following the exit of Mauritius from the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FAFF) last week, the president of the global money-laundering watchdog since July 2020, considers that …
The president of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, has criticised Nigeria’s failure to diversify its export base to high-value market products, saying the country has focused more on replacing …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a credit line of 500 million U.S. dollars to help boost Angola’s economic development. He made the announcement at a joint press conference …
Egypt has allowed hotels to run at full capacity while observing strict coronavirus precautionary measures, an official at the Ministry of Tourism said on Sunday. Assistant Minister Abdel Fattah al-Asi …
Retail investors on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) have used 52.4 per cent of their shares to secure bank loans, indicating that less than half of small investors’ portfolios represent …
Nigerian stocks advanced by 1.1 per cent or N237.1 billion on Thursday as investors continued to take a risk-off stance in equities, helping to build a positive atmosphere around the …
(Reuters) – African countries want a new system to track funding from wealthy nations that are failing to meet a $100-billion annual target to help the developing world tackle climate …
Young people can improve their communities and affect a democratic representation in politics by forming parties that allow them the right to become engaged, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. …
Zimbabwean authorities shut down a popular black-market currency-tracking platform, the latest action to try and stop an accelerating decline in its currency. The central bank ordered marketwatch.co.zw and other sites …
Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and Anglo American’s diamond business De Beers Group, said on Thursday it has extended its land-based mines’ life by 20 years to …
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