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Banking The Continents Unbanked: The Role Of Micro Finance Banks

By: Eruke Ojuederie. A lot has been said over the years about reaching out to the grassroots, those at the bottom of the pyramid, and banking these unbanked territories within.

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Morocco launches solar thermal plant set to be world’s largest

Next month Morocco opens one of the world’s largest solar thermal plants. About $9bn has been invested in the three phased Noor complex. On completion, the project will be the.

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Akinwumi Adesina Assumes Office As 8th President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

“We must light up and power Africa – as a Bank we will launch a new deal on energy for Africa” Former Nigerian Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina formally assumed office.

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Angolan capital remains world’s most expensive city for ‘expats’

So Mercer, the reputed global research body, released its 2015 Cost of Living Rankings which names the most (and least) expensive cities in the world for “expatriate employees”. This year,.

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SUCCESS STORIES: Akinwumi Adesina – From Farmers Son To Africa Bank CEO

Lagos (AFP) – Nigeria’s outgoing agriculture minister Akinwumi Adesina has risen from humble origins to become the head of the African Development Bank at a time of economic transformation on.

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The Private Life Of A World Class Nigerian Billionaire Dr Mike Adenuga

Take a sneak into the Naija based, World class billionaire’s lifestyle,Dr.  Mike Adeniyi Ishola Adenuga, Jr., the Chairman of Globacom and Conoil, is not your regular billionaire. The man is.

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How An African ‘Princess’ Banked $3 Billion In A Country Living On $2 A Day

By Kerry A. Dolan and Rafael Marques de Morais Isabel dos Santos commemorated her tenth wedding anniversary to Congolese businessman Sindika Dokolo with a party. Subtlety wasn’t on the menu..

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Ethiopia: Largest Country In The World Without A Stock Exchange

Ethiopia, population 88 million, is the largest country in the world without a stock exchange, according to Sreepada Hegde, a lecturer at Ethiopia’s Madawalabu University. Frontier market investors with a focus.

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Nigerian Minister, Akinwumi Adesina, elected President of African Development Bank (AfDB)

  Nigeria’s outgoing Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina, on Thursday emerged the 8th President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Mr. Adesina, 55, will succeed incumbent president,.

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Opinion: Banking Africa’s Unbanked – Time For A Reality Check

By Vahid Monadjem, CEO of Nomanini  Plenty of progress has been made on increasing the size of Africa’s banked population. The trouble is, from the amount of noise that is.

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