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Developing Countries Need to Wake Up To the Risks of New Technologies

BY PROFESSOR RALPH HAMANN Technological advances associated with the fourth industrial revolution – including artificial intelligence – allow the automation of an increasingly wide array of processes in increasingly interactive and sophisticated.

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PIDG Company, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund lends US$35 million to US$1.1 Billion Project to Double Production at Nigeria’s Largest Fertiliser Plant

Financial close achieved on 21st August Big step towards Nigeria being self-sufficient in urea fertiliser Contributing to more efficient agriculture and higher crop yields Jobs for 3,830 people during plant construction.

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South Africa Deserves Investment in Wiser Business Leaders

The corporate leadership failures in South Africa of the last few years demand that we approach leadership differently. BY Associate Professor Kosheek Sewchurran The last few years have raised some.

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Senegal to Host 68th Session of WHO Regional Committee for Africa

Representatives from 47 African states inaugurate here today the 68th session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for this continent. At the meeting in Senegal, ministers.

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Former President Mugabe endorses his successor President Mnangagwa

Former President Mr Robert Mugabe yesterday, for the first time, endorsed and congratulated his successor President Mnangagwa on his election victory and sent his daughter, Bona, to represent him at.

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African’s Richest Man Dangote, 4 Others Raise N143bn From Commercial Papers’ Issuance

There has been increased activity in the commercial papers’ market in recent times as Dangote Group, Access Bank, Nigerian Breweries, Coronation Merchant Bank and Sterling Bank have been to the.

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Deputy Minister Mhaule to represent South Africa at the Singapore-Sub-Saharan High Level Ministerial Exchange

The Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ms Reginah Mhaule, will represent South Africa in the Singapore-Sub-Saharan High Level Ministerial Exchange, scheduled for on 27 and 28 August 2018.

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Nigeria: Banks get N23 trillion deposits, engage 44,000 ‘casual workers’

The end month balance of the banking sector’s deposit base as at June 2018 was N23.21 trillion, indicating a level of liquidity at the disposal of the lenders for credit.

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Equities Market Rebounds on Bargain Hunting, Gains 0.45%

The equities market rebounded last week with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All-Share Index (NSE ASI) gaining 0.45 per cent after three weeks of decline. Although trading in the week.

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Egypt’s NBE bank targets $2.5 bln external loans in FY2019

National Bank of Egypt (NBE) is looking to raise its foreign debt by $1 billion to reach $2.5 billion in financial year 2018/2019, vice chairman Yehia Abu Al Fotouh said..

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