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Zimbabwe suspends bank lending in bid to arrest currency decline

Zimbabwe’s government on Saturday ordered banks to stop lending with immediate effect in a move Harare said was designed to prevent speculation against the Zimbabwean dollar and was part of.

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US-Nigeria Trade Relations Takes Centre Stage At the ALO’s Lagos Business Forum

Guests and speakers at the Lagos Business Forum & Networking Dinner were united in their position that more should be done to unlock the inherent and untapped opportunities in the.

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Forum on Public Sector Accounting Standards & Budgeting

THEME: Financial Planning and Management Systems in Contemporary Times DATE:  June 19 – 25, 2022 WHERE: Dubai–United Arab Emirates FORUM’S OVERVIEW Experts have long regarded the weaknesses in public sector.

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Nigeria Buys Emergency Potash From Canada as Russian-Ukraine War Bites on

Reuters has reported that the federal government bought emergency supplies of Canadian potash in April following disruptions from Russia amid Western sanctions. Potash is used primarily as an agricultural fertiliser.

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Morocco to Raise Minimum Wage for Private, Public Sectors

The Moroccan government has said it would raise the minimum wage of public and private sector workers, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. According to the statement, the.

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Durban welcomes global guests at Travel Indaba

Africa’s premier travel trade show, Travel Indaba, has kicked off in Durban, South Africa. South African Deputy Minister of Tourism, Fish Mahlalela, said that despite the COVID-19 setbacks, tourism has.

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Zimbabwe to Launch Measures to Protect Currency – President

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has stated that the government would take steps to slow the fast depreciation of the local currency. In the state-run Sunday Mail’s editorial section, Mnangagwa.

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OPEC to Fund Feasibility Study of $25bn Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund has announced a $14.3 million contribution to Phase II of the feasibility study for the $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline. According to.

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Kenyan President hikes country’s minimum wage by 12%

Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, said his government would immediately hike the country’s minimum wage by 12% on Sunday to help workers cope with a surge in consumer prices, driven in.

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Central African Republic Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender

The Central African Republic, CAR, has adopted Bitcoin as the official currency, alongside the CFA Franc, which it currently uses, and legalised the use of cryptocurrency in the country, becoming.

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