Angola Central Bank to Approve Payment System Vision
ANGOP
The Central bank of Angola (BNA) plans to approve the National Payment System Vision, for the 2023/2028 period, in November this year, with a view to strengthen access to low-value… Read more »
World Bank Delegation Discusses Policy to Strengthen Liberia's State-Owned Enterprises
FrontPageAfrica
A World Bank Delegation has paid a courtesy call on the Director General of the Bureau of State Enterprises, Hon. Arthur S. Massaquoi at his Capital Bye Pass office in Monrovia. Read more »
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Reveals Nation's Secrets [editorial]
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Swazi Secrets exposes the role the tiny kingdom of Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa, may have played in the regional illicit economy. Read more »
Equity Bank Expands Money Transfer Services to 30 Countries
Capital FM
Equity Bank has expanded its money transfer services to over 30 countries through a new deal with Mastercard, a global payment platform. Read more »
Massive Banking Stocks Sell-Off Persists
Vanguard
... As investors lose N1.57trn Read more »
CBN Partners International Money Transfer Companies to Double Remittances to Nigeria
This Day
*Remittance task force to report directly to Cardoso Read more »
China Writes Off Interest-Free Loans Given to Zimbabwe
New Zimbabwe
China has written off an unspecified amount of Zimbabwe's interest-free loans and pledged to help the Southern African country find a way out of its debt crisis, even as activists… Read more »
Namibia Records N$26,3m Worth of Fraud Cases in Banking Sector
Namibian
Namibia has recorded a total of 357 fraud cases in 2023, which has led to losses amounting to N$26,3 million. Read more »
Central Bank Broadens Financial Inclusion With Instant Payment Project
Namibia Economist
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) last week launched the Instant Payment Project with the intent of broadening financial inclusion through essential and affordable financial services to… Read more »
Monarch Insurance Ordered to Pay Two Joint Creditors Sh2.4mn Claim
Capital FM
Monarch Insurance Company Limited has been ordered to pay Sh2.5 million as claim payments to its joint creditors. Read more »
Recapitalisation - Banking Stocks Decline By N2.069trn in 16 Days
Leadership
Nigeria's listed banking stocks' value declined by N2.069 trillion in 16 trading days following the announcement of the recapitalisation exercise by the Central Bank of Nigeria… Read more »
FCB Eyes Fresh Lines of Credit
The Herald
First Capital Bank (FCB) says it has engaged the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Trade Development Bank (TDB) for fresh lines of credit after significant drawdowns on previous… Read more »
Reserve Bank Governor Asks MPs to Market ZiG in Communities
New Zimbabwe
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mushayavanhu has appealed to Members of Parliament (MPs) to educate communities on the newly introduced currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG). Read more »
Govt Should Rethink Tax On Cash Withdrawals [opinion]
Observer
Whereas the theme for Uganda's National Budget Framework Paper for the financial year 2024/25 is the full monetisation of the economy through commercial agriculture,… Read more »
AFC Insurance Collaborates With Botswana Firm
The Herald
AFC Insurance is collaborating with Phoenix Insurance Company of Botswana to map out ways of boosting agricultural production in both countrie, a development expected to boost… Read more »