African Leaders Launch AfCFTA
08/07/2019African leaders launched a continental free-trade zone on Sunday (July 7) that if successful would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new.
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South Sudan Government Conducts Verification of Ugandan Traders
08/07/2019Government has contracted Ernst and Young, an audit firm to conduct fresh verification of Ugandan traders who supplied goods and services to South Sudan. In May this year, Parliament approved.
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UBER to Expand Operations in African Countries
27/06/2019Global ride-hailing company Uber Technologies is in talks with regulators over plans to expand into two West African countries and provide a boat service in Nigerian megacity Lagos, a company.
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Africa’s FDI Increases By 11% In 2018
17/06/2019In contrast to the global downward trend of foreign direct investment (FDI), Africa has seen a sharp increase by 11% for the year 2018. From 2017 to 2018, global FDI.
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Switzerland’s Growing Interest In Nigeria
15/06/2019Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland, Amb. Baba Madugu, has spoken of the interest of Swiss companies in investing in the country. Speaking on the sidelines of the African Day celebration held.
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Nigeria, Brazil To Deepen Bilateral Trade Ties
13/06/2019The Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, has spoken of his country’s interest in deepening its engagement and business activities by its investment plans in the Agricultural sector..
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NNPC Makes 174 Billion From Product Sales
11/06/2019Nigeria’s state-owned oil firm, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has recorded an N174.62billion ($487.76 million) sale of white products in March 2019, the corporation’s Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR).
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South Sudan Embarks On Investment Roadshow
16/04/2019The government of the Republic of South Sudan is dispatching a high-level ministerial delegation on an international investment roadshow in April. Beginning with government-to-government meetings in Washington, DC on 11.
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Nigeria Plans Special Economic Zones To Double Manufacturing By 2025
12/04/2019Nigeria announced on Wednesday a target to double its manufacturing output to 20 percent of GDP within six years and will set up production hubs across the country in partnership.
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Stakeholders Move To Increase Financial Inclusion Across Africa
08/04/2019Stakeholders and leaders in the banking industry across the West African region are set to gather in Lagos at The Future Banking Technology Summit to discuss efforts aimed at increasing.
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