Kenya Power has locked out banks and third-party vendors from selling tokens for pre-paid customers over increasing complaints on delays and cases of billing fraud. The State-owned power utility on Tuesday …
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China Airlines to Buy 16 of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner wide-body planes for $4.6 Billion
China Airlines has announced plans to buy 16 of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner wide-body planes. The deal is valued at $4.6 billion, with deliveries expected to begin from 2025. China Airlines …
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CAK Approves Zuku Owner and Foreign Firms Loans to pay TV providers
The Competition Authority of Kenya(CAK) has approved the conversion of loans advanced by three foreign firms to internet and pay TV provider, Wananchi Group into equity shares. The companies, Triple …
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Morocco’s National Port reported a Turnover of 14% in MAD at the end of the first half of 2022
Marsa Maroc, the national operator of Moroccan ports, reported a turnover of MAD 1.9 billion ($179.5) at the end of the first half of 2022, marking a 14% increase from …
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Egypt seeks to issue $500M in Chinese bond, $1.5-$2B in sovereign sukuk
Egypt is looking forward to issuing bonds in Chinese yuan – Panda worth more than $500 million, Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait, stated Monday. On the sidelines of a conference …
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Kenyan founded Fintech Pezesha Raises $11m in Pre-Series by Women’s World Banking Capital Partners
Kenyan founded Pan-African embedded finance Fintech Pezesha has raised a pre-series A funding round of $11 Million in a mix of $6 million equity and $5 million debt. The round …
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CBN records N2.4B diaspora remittances under its Naira 4 dollar scheme
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says Nigeria has recorded $2.4 billion in diaspora remittances under the “Naira 4 Dollar Scheme” in 2022. Director of Trade and Exchange Department CBN, Ozoemena Nnaji …
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A seven-storey building in Nairobi leased out for nearly a decade to the ruling Jubilee Party was on Monday put up for auction, with the bank targeting raising Sh435 million …
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Kenya’s SportPesa has been awarded a license as BCLB withdraw from it position
SportPesa has been awarded a license to operate in the current financial year ending June 2023, ending years of regulatory and court battles pitting the firm against the Betting Control …
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Demutualisation of the Ghana Stock Exchange progressing, says Council
The demutualisation of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) to make it a Public Limited Company (PLC) is progressing steadily, chairperson of the GSE Council, Mrs Abena Osei-Poku, has said. Among …