Mastercard and Cellulant have partnered to allow Cellulant customers across Africa to shop and pay online with global merchants wherever Mastercard is accepted. The Mastercard virtual payment solution, linked to …
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NHIF revives a controversial law raising premiums for top earners
The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has revived a controversial law seeking to have workers earning more than Sh100,000 per month pay more in monthly contributions, signaling a heavier financial …
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Five Moroccan Startups are set to Visit India to Learn from South Asian tech Ecosystem
Five Moroccan startups are set to visit India from October 26 to 30 to learn from the Indian tech ecosystem and identify prospects for cooperation. Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transition …
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CMA Gazettes Crowdfunding Regulations and Paving Way For Cheaper Capitals
Small businesses will access affordable funding after the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) gazetted a new crowdfunding regulation. The Capital Markets (Investment-Based Crowdfunding) Regulations 2022 is pursuant to Section 12 (1) …
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Tea farmers Face Losses As Climate Change Starts To Take Course in Kenya
James Maina, a tea farmer in Muranga county in Kenya is a distraught man. Maina has been a farmer since the 1990s, his farm has earned him enough to school …
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406 Acres Of Tobacco farm Land in Migori are Now Under Alternative Crops
A total of 406 acres of tobacco farms in Migori County have been transformed alternative crops by tobacco growers. The Tobacco Free Farms Project started in 2021 with 370 acres …
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Ethiopian airlines urges government to triple paid-up capital to 3000 billion birr
Ethiopian Airlines has requested the government to raise its paid up capital to 300 billion birr, a three-fold increment from the current 100 billion birr. The group’s fast-growing asset and …
The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) is in the process of starting to facilitate the trading of wheat on its floor. The crop will return to the Exchange’s trading floor after …
Electricity prices have risen for the second month in a row, attributed to high oil prices and a weak shilling. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) on Friday increased …
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China loans to Kenya drops for first time in 20 years
Chinese loans to Kenya have dropped for the first time in 15 years as Beijing adopts more cautious lending in Africa where some nations have reached the limit of their …