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Wednesday, 24 April 2019

lion's share

KCB Group makes merger bid for National Bank of Kenya

In what could be the biggest bank merger in Kenyan history, KCB Group has made a takeover offer for troubled lender National Bank of Kenya ... (NBK).

Bright sparks

Financing solar power can drive African adoption of mobile money

Solar power in the West is often seen a smart alternative to the grid. For many Africans, solar means getting power for the first time – and ... using mobile money to pay for it.

Tuesday, 23 April 2019

New Order

Nigeria’s dual exchange-rate system may be ending

Godwin Emefiele’s term as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) officially ends on 2 June. His dual exchange rate structure, which ... the IMF has long urged Nigeria to scrap, may not last much longer.

not so fast, taxman

Is Kenya’s housing levy the right thing done wrong?

The Kenyan government is set to start collecting a 1.5% housing levy from salaried employees – the most recent indication that President Kenyatta’s ... government is set on working on his legacy projects.

Friday, 19 April 2019

return to sender

African e-commerce investment must continue when the Jumia party stops

The New York IPO of online African marketplace Jumia brings to mind Benjamin Graham's dictum that the stock market is a voting machine in the ... short term and a weighing machine in the long term.

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Five things you need to know before breakfast

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Feather in the cap

Bayelsa State: building a thriving healthcare system

The Bayelsa Teaching Hospital and Medical University will be a major asset for the state, offering public and private healthcare, forensics, ... education and research.

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Thursday, 18 April 2019

Blazing trails

The 100 most influential Africans (91-100)

The Africa Report’s inaugural ranking of the top Africans who control the levers of power across politics, business and the arts: from billionaire ... barons to unpredictable peacemakers and soft-power superstars

Creating wealth

Warmate Jones Idikio: ‘People tell me that soon crude oil will be useless’

The director general of Yenagoa Chamber of Commerce talks to The Africa Report about economic diversification and the business climate in Nigeria's ... Bayelsa State

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Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Save our Spire

Will Kenya’s Central Bank Governor rescue Spire Bank?

Although not a systemic financial institution, Spire Bank's owners are a vocal bunch: the teachers union ...

green fingers

Bayelsa: Feeding frenzy in the Niger Delta

Bayelsa State's local government and private investors are backing projects to set up fish farms and to produce more staple crops, like cassava ... />

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