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- Africa: World Bank Urges Continent to Up Cross Border Trade (Nairobi Star)
- Zimbabwe: Merits of the Monetary Policy Statement (Zimbabwe Independent)
- Uganda: Banks Entice Students With Loan Offers (Observer)
- Uganda: Wasswa, Scaling the Heights At 26 (Observer)
- Zimbabwe: Safeguard Stability of Banks (Financial Gazette)
- Nigeria: FG Seeks Fresh N93 Billion Loan From Islamic Bank (Leadership)
- Tanzania: Barclays Bank's CEO Backs Fat Perks for Senior Executives (Daily News)
- South Africa: New Set of Trainees Enter Absa Insurance and Financial Advisers Academy (Biz-Community)
- South Africa: RMB, Best Private Banking Service Provider - Euromoney Survey (Biz-Community)
- Nigeria: Exxon, NNPC to Seal U.S.$1.5 Billion Loan Deal (This Day)
- Nigeria: FG to Borrow U.S.$600 Million From Islamic Development Bank (This Day)
- Nigeria: Country Seeks U.S.$600 Million Trade Financing From Islamic Development Bank (Daily Trust)
- Nigeria: Some Banks Yet to Re-Open in Kano After Blast (Daily Trust)
- Nigeria: UBA Suspends Sales of Shares (Vanguard)
- Nigeria: Akpabio Gets CBN Best State Government Award (Daily Champion)
- Tanzania: Bankers, Councils Cited in Massive Swindling Scams (Daily News)
- Kenya: MP and Coop Bank to Face Off in Court (Nairobi Star)
- Tanzania: Low Demand in Interbank Market Keeps Shilling Firm (Daily News)
- Tanzania: Exim Bank Fulfils Pledge to Mbeya Women Entrepreneurs (Daily News)
- Nigeria: 65,899 UBA's Customers Receive Western Union in Four Months (Daily Trust)
- Nigeria: Unity Bank to Create More Jobs Through Mobile Banking (Daily Trust)
- Kenya: Weigh Options When It's Time to Take a Loan (Business Daily)
- Kenya: The Myths and Facts in the Debate On Benefits of Capping Bank Interest Rates (Business Daily)
- Kenya: CBK Wants Lawyer Barred From Defending Bank Over Conflict of Interest (Nation)
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AfDB
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Ecowas
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- ECOWAS New Commissioners Assume Office
- ECOWAS Press Release On the Forthcoming Presidentiel Election in the Republic of Senegal
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