Yields on Government of Ghana bonds are expected to surge further as investors perceive the fiscal state of the Ghanaian economy as risky. According to Bloomberg, investors are demanding a …
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The elevation of Kenya to the middle-income status saw China lock the country out of a new list of African nations that will receive a Beijing debt relief this year, …
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South Africa’s inflation rate hits 13-year high at 7.8%
South Africa’s Bureau of Statistics says the country’s inflation rate increased to 7.8 percent in July 2022, up from 7.4 percent in the previous month. The rate is the highest …
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World Bank, US commit $3bn to Nigeria’s energy transition plan
The World Bank and the US Export-Import Bank (EximBank) say they will commit over $3 billion to the implementation of Nigeria’s energy transition plan. The international organisations made the commitment …
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Aaron Ringera has been appointed as Non-Executive Director by Kenya Power 
The Kenya Power and Lighting Company PLC (KPLC) has appointed retired Justice Aaron Ringera as its non-executive director. In a statement released on Wednesday, August 24, the company’s acting secretary …
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kenya Bank loan bilking cross half a trillion for the first time
Bank loan defaults have crossed the half a trillion shilling mark for the first time, setting up thousands of borrowers for property seizures in an economy hit with reduced cash …
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USAID funds Egypt’s response to Covid-19 with $9M
The US government is supporting Egypt’s Covid-19 response with $9 million (EGP 173.4 million) in new funding, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Egypt announced in a tweet on …
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Value of Egyptian non-oil exports drop by 18.3%
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) released a statement Tuesday detailing the exports, whose value declined in May 2022, in spite of the increase in the total …
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Morocco’s Interbank Monetary Center Warns Citizens of Scammers presenting Schengen Visa appointments
Online scams involving individuals asking for money in exchange for more recent appointments for Schengen Visa applications are becoming increasingly widespread, according to the Director of Morocco’s Interbank Monetary Center …
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Fitch Solutions forecasts 43% depreciation of cedi to dollar in 2022
Fitch Solutions is forecasting a 43% depreciation of the cedi to the US dollar in 2022. It is also projecting a 30.1% fall in value of the cedi to the …