Kenyan businesses could soon be allowed to use their pending Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds to pay off other tax obligations if a proposal presented to President William Ruto is …
The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Oliver Alawuba, has described the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) as Africa’s strategic response …
APM Terminals Apapa has joined forces with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to fast-track the rollout of the new B’Odogwu unified customs management platform at the Lagos Port Complex in …
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has started sensitising maritime and trade stakeholders on the transition from the existing Fast Track system to the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme, with full …
A maritime research group, Sea Empowerment Research Centre (SEREC), has raised alarm over Nigeria’s declining port activities, warning that the country could lose as much as N1.6 trillion every year …
Safaricom’s M-PESA service has partnered with PayPal to allow Kenyans to move money easily between their mobile money wallets and PayPal accounts. The new partnership is expected to benefit over …
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has given a major financial boost to Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) by approving a $1.35 billion loan facility to support its massive refinery project. This …
Zimbabwe recorded a sharp 42% drop in flight numbers during the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat). The agency revealed …
Nigeria and the Republic of Benin have reached a landmark agreement to create a joint trade framework aimed at removing trade barriers, improving logistics, and deepening economic cooperation between the …
Ghana’s economy recorded a major boost in the first six months of 2025, as the country posted a trade surplus of $5.57 billion, according to fresh data from the Bank …