The Central Bank of Botswana has again decided to maintain the country’s main interest rate at 1.90%, marking the fourth time in a row that the rate has stayed unchanged. …
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Access Holdings expands into Angola, takes over Finibanco S.A. Bank
by Editorby EditorAccess Holdings has completed its bid to gain a foothold in Africa’s second-biggest oil producer, Angola, about two and a half months after announcing it had scaled regulatory hurdles to acquire …
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IMF says Malawi economy stabilizing under Chakwera
by Editorby EditorThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has claimed that President Lazarus Chakwera’s government is making efforts in stabilizing the country’s economy. The IMF delegation led by first deputy manager Gita Gopinath …
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Namibia has the potential to become one of the leading oil producers by the year 2035.
by Editorby EditorThe Prime Minister Hon Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Wednesday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to socioeconomic development and environmental stewardship, following the discovery of two light crude oil discoveries in Namibia in …
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Mozambique collects one billion meticais from Beluluane Park
by Editorby EditorThe Mozambican state has so far this year collected one billion meticais (15.7 million US dollars at the current exchange rate) in taxes in the Beluluane Industrial Park, on the …
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South Africa central bank raises key rate to 5.5%
South Africa’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to 5.5 percent on Thursday — the steepest hike in a decade. The move — …