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Seychelles Ranked Fourth-highest In Africa In World Economic Forum Competitiveness Report

Seychelles is the fourth-most competitive nation in Africa out of 37 countries ranked in the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report, scoring high marks in health and macro-economic stability. The.

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Central Banks Continue To Add To Gold Reserves

Net gold purchases for August amounted to 57.3 t, reflecting gross purchases of 61.1 t and gross sales of 4.8 t, World Gold Council (WGC) market intelligence director Alistair Hewitt said in.

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CBN to Recapitalize Nigerian Banks

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has pledged to reposition Nigerian banks through recapitalisation during his second term. Mr Emefiele made the promise in Abuja on Monday.

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FinTech in Africa: Accelerating the Digital Transformation of Banking & Financial Services to Drive Financial Inclusion

Combining a highly innovative and interactive event structure with 30 world‐class speakers and more than 250 carefully selected participants, Future Banking Tech West Africa Summit, taking place at the Grand.

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Future Banking Tech West Africa Summit kicks off 23-24 April in Lagos

By  Khalila Baldwin – Director of the Future Banking Tech West Africa Summit The ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution is a technological transformation that is changing the way we live, work and communicate. It is.

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Facebook Artificial Intelligence (AI) Researchers Create The World’s Most Detailed Population Density Maps of Africa

Facebook (www.Facebook.com) is working closely with key non-profit and research partners to use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to address large-scale social, health and infrastructure challenges in sub Saharan Africa..

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Rand, the World’s Best Performing Currency

Against Turkey’s lira, the rand has been the best performing currency in the world this year with a 7% gain against the dollar as risk appetite returned to global markets..

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African Development Bank to provide $7.2 billion for developing the Capital Market in Africa.

The growth of Africa’s economic landscape is made up of different sectors. While the recent increase in commodity sales, increase request for services and increased demand for manufacturing all serve.

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African Development Bank to raise $7.24bn from capital markets next year

The Board of African Development Bank has approved the institution’s 2019 borrowing programme to the tune of $7.24 billion to be raised from the capital markets. A statement said bank.

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WorldRemit partners BancABC for digital money transfer services

Global money transfer company, WorldRemit has entered into a new partnership with Atlas Mara Limited-owned Zimbabwe financial institution BancABC to provide a digital money transfer service. Using the WorldRemit app.

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