Fidelity Bank Plc has entered a binding agreement to acquire a 100 percent equity stake in Union Bank UK Plc. The bank made this known in a corporate filing on …
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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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Egyptian cotton exports hit 60K tons valued at $380M in 2021
Manager of Cotton Improvement Fund Adel Abdel Azim disclosed Monday that Egyptian cotton exports amounted to 60,000 tons valued at $380 million in 2021. Egypt exports 90 percent of its …
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Digital Bank, Moneymie shuts down retail service operations
Digital bank for Africans in the diaspora, Moneymie, has shut down retail service operations. Without stating the reason for this, but a highlight of its transition to cross-border payments and payouts for …
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Japan, AfDB announce $5B financing for Africa’s private sector
The government of Japan and the African Development Bank (AFDB) have announced a $5 billion financial cooperation under the fifth phase of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa initiative …
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Nigeria’s fintech startup, Grey raises $2M in seed funding
Grey, a Nigerian fintech that provides virtual international bank accounts to Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The seed funding round included participation from Y Combinator, Soma Capital, …
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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 …
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Pepkor CEO steps down, Pieter Erasmus named successor
Pepkor Holdings Ltd, a South African retailer announced Monday that Chief Executive Leon Lourens will resign from the board on Sept. 30 as he intends to retire by March 31, …
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Nigeria signs deal with Turkish firm to increase energy supply
The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc says it has signed a partnership deal with Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST), a Turkish energy firm, to ramp up energy generation and supply. Over the …
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Egyptian agricultural exports hit 4.4 million tons in 2022
Egyptian agriculture exports from January to 24 August this year have amounted to around 4,491,099 tons, Minister of Agriculture El Sayed El-Qusseir has said. A report by Ahmed El-Attar, head …