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Why Do African Women Need Financial Literacy?

With the rise of female entrepreneurship and growing female participation in the workforce, improving financial literacy for women is more important than.

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World Bank to Fund $900 Million Development Projects in East Congo

The World Bank and Congo have signed two funding conventions of$900 million to boost female entrepreneurship and access to water and electricity.

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Access Bank to Acquire Majority Stake in Kenya’s Sidian Bank

Nigeria’s top lender, Access Bank, will acquire a majority stake in Sidian Bank from Centum Investments for Ksh4.3 billion ($36.8 million), two.

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UAE Foodtech Start-up Grubtech Expands Operations to Egypt

GrubTech, a start-up platform that digitizes the back-end operations of restaurants and cloud kitchens based in the UAE, has expanded to Egypt,.

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Standard Bank names Nyembezi as first black woman chair

Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest lender by assets, says it has appointed Nonkululeko Nyembezi as chair-designate of the group and the Standard.

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Burundi’s Economic Rejuvenation Strategy Unveiled

Like other countries across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the economic growth of Burundi and affected the balance of payment. In.

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World Bank grants Ethiopia $300m for Tigray war recovery

Ethiopia received a massive boost to rebuild from the Tigray war after the World Bank agreed to disburse $300 million targeted at.

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Innocent C. Ike – Corporate Transformation Guru

Mr. Innocent C. Ike is currently the Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank Limited, where he leads the Bank through a corporate transformation.

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Egypt, Kuwait Sign $2.5 Million Railway to Sudan Deal

Egypt and Kuwait have agreed to collaborate on the construction of a train connecting Egypt and Sudan. The $2.5 million deal was.

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MTN gets approval to offer banking services in Nigeria

Nigerian regulators have given South African telecommunications giant, MTN, the go-ahead to run a conventional commercial bank. The telco disclosed this in.

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