Goldman Sachs, a global investment banking giant has raised concerns about what it describes as “No sense of urgency” by the Ghanaian government in closing a programme with the International …
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Kenya has spent Sh71.17 billion to subsidize diesel, super and kerosene in the six months to June, highlighting the burden of the fuel stabilization scheme on the national budget. Consumption …
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The co-founder of the IT firm SevenSeas Technology Limited wins Sh1.6bn against State in cancelled IT tender
Businessman and co-founder of the IT firm SevenSeas Technology Limited, Michael Macharia, has won a Sh1.6 billion award against the government following a cancelled contract to wire 98 State hospitals. …
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NPA generates N172.3bn in H1, remits N78.5bn to the federation account
The Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA), on Friday, said it generated a sum of N172.3billion in the first six months of 2022, out of which it remitted the sum of N78.496billion to …
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Nigeria-Japan trade volume hit $1 billion annually
The annual bilateral trade volume between Nigeria and Japan stands at one billion dollars. The ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Mr. Matsunaga Kazuyoshi revealed this at the 2nd Japan-Nigeria business …
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Egypt’s central bank holds interest rates steady after a change of governor
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided, Thursday to keep the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) interest rates unchanged for the second time in a row during the first meeting led …
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MDCsczone, DP World to build $80M logistics in Egypt
Main Development Company for Suez Canal Economic Zone (MDCsczone) has signed a contract with DP World, an Emirati multinational logistics company for the establishment of a new logistics zone with …
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has been given the nod to enforce the collection of winnings or betting tax using agency notices, as they are income and subject to taxation. In …
American digital bank UMBA recently acquired a majority stake in Daraja, a deposit-taking microfinance bank, in the latest purchase that has made the loss-making industry a target for acquisitions. The …
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EU, GIZ launch 2.8m euro Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing project in Ghana
The European Union (EU) and the German Development Cooperation have jointly launched a 2.8 million euro Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing project in Ghana. The vaccine manufacturing project will be implemented over …