Business & Economy
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Africa emerging as car industry hub
MOROCCO is an emerging automotive manufacturing hub, while South Africa has a history of carmaking. But multinational vehicle manufacturers are…
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Ghana seeks to ensure e-cedi digital currency can be used offline
GHANA is working to make a digital form of its currency available to offline users. The e-cedi, which the Bank…
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Sub-Saharan Africa: One planet, two worlds, three stories
SUB-SAHARAN Africa’s economy is set to recover in 2021 – a marked improvement over the extraordinary contraction of 2020. This…
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USAID delivers on Prosper Africa goals with Africa Trade and Investment Programme
USAID Administrator Samantha Power has launched the agency’s new Africa Trade and Investment programme at the African Growth and Opportunity…
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Turkey signs energy, defence deals with Nigeria in first presidential trip
TURKEY and Nigeria have signed multiple bilateral agreements, extending from energy to defence. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari welcomed Turkey’s President…
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Credit Suisse to pay $475m to resolve Mozambican scandal charges
CREDIT Suisse Group will pay about $475 million to American and British authorities to resolve bribery and fraud charges relating…
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New real estate report: Industrial assets best performing across Africa
INDUSTRIAL assets across Africa are commanding attractive yields of nearly 12 percent on average compared to 9 percent for both…
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South African finance chief downplays nation’s crime scourge
SOUTH Africa’s finance minister urged investors not to be deterred by what he termed ‘isolated’ incidents of criminality, and assured…
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Contract for Ghana-Burkina Faso rail interconnection project to be awarded
JOHN Peter Amewu, the Minister for Railways Development in Ghana has announced that contracts for the implementation of the gigantic…
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China revitalises Uganda’s ageing airport to carry more international traffic
ON the tarmac at Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport on the shores of Lake Victoria, Chinese technicians and their Ugandan counterparts…
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