May 17
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Dangers of Indigenisation On Banks [opinion]
Zimbabwe Independent
FOLLOWING on the piece I wrote last week in which I tried to explain why we should proceed with caution to secure shareholdings in the few foreign banks we have in the country,... Read more »
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Public Offer for Bank Windhoek Shares Now Open
New Era
Bank Windhoek Holdings Limited (BWH) will list all its issued ordinary shares on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) on June 20 in what will be one of the largest primary listings of... Read more »
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Namibian
TASCHIONA Gawaxab, ICT Operations Manager at FNB Namibia was one of the first females in Namibia to receive the CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) qualification which she... Read more »
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FNB Increases ATM Availability
Namibian
THE First National Bank (FNB) has announced that it has increased ATM availability to 97 percent. Read more »
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Bank Windhoek to List On 20 June
Namibian
BANK WINDHOEK Holdings plans to list on the Namibian Stock Exchange on 20 June, the bank announced on Wednesday. Read more »
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BOA, Cellulant to Provide Mobile Banking to Farmers
Daily Trust
The Bank of Agriculture and Cellulant Corporation yesterday signed an agreement to provide mobile banking to farmers in the country aimed at providing financial accessibility to... Read more »
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CBN Accuses Banks of Hoarding New Notes
Daily Trust
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has refuted claims attributing the artificial scarcity of new naira notes in circulation to its refusal to disburse the notes to commercial banks. Read more »
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Uba, Total Share Prices Rise On Q1 Result
Vanguard
The shares of United Bank for Africa Plc and Total Nigeria Plc reacted positively to their first quarter result released during the week, just as profit taking depreciated the... Read more »
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'CBN Not Responsible for Scarcity of News Banknotes'
This Day
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Thursday refuted the news making the rounds that it is responsible for the artificial scarcity of new naira experienced in some part of the... Read more »
May 16
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DCB Commercial Bank Donates Oxygen Machine to Amana Hospital
Daily News
THE DCB Commercial Bank has donated breathing support machine worth 3m-/ to the Amana Hospital, being part of its social corporate responsibility (SCR) obligation. Read more »
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Daily News
AS the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) targets to boost revenue collections to about 18tri/- annually in five years time, Denmark has expressed the need to cut down on tax... Read more »
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Experts Upbeat On Economic Performance
Daily News
EXPERTS are more optimistic on Tanzania's projected economic growth which is above the regional average, but say the government needs to focus on agricultural and energy sectors. Read more »
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Sh2 Billion to Prop BoA's Foray Into Retail Market
Capital FM
Bank of Africa Kenya (BOA-Kenya) has signed a Sh2 billion loan agreement with Dutch Development Bank, FMO. Read more »
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Cameroon Tribune
Raphael Fute has replaced Martin Foncha promising a speedy compensation of victims. Read more »
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Immunisation and Insurance [analysis]
Observer
It was reported recently that the ministry of Health confirmed a shortage of vaccines for children across the country. Read more »
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Skye Bank Introduces Product for Traders, SMEs
This Day
Skye Bank Plc said it has launched a new business-friendly product known as the 'Skye Business Account,' to cater for the banking needs of small business units, traders and other... Read more »
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Banks Under Pressure Over High Cost of Funds
This Day
Analysts at the Renaissance Capital Limited (RenCap) have identified high cost of funds as a major challenge facing most banks in the country. Read more »
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Naira Eases On Demand, As Reserves Decline
Leadership
The value of the naira eased against the dollar on the interbank market yesterday as strong demand from importers of fuel and other goods drained liquidity in the market, even as... Read more »
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TUC Faults Plan to Phase Out Polymer Banknotes
This Day
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has faulted the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop the printing of lower denominations of the naira in polymer and revert... Read more »
May 15
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Productivity Is Key to Growth in Small Mid-Income Countries - IMF [press release]
IMF
Africa's small middle-income countries must find ways to boost the contribution of productivity to growth, since they can no longer rely on capital deepening as a growth driver, a... Read more »
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World Bank Pledges Support to Liberia's Financial Accountability
Heritage
The World Bank through its Sector Manager Financial Management Unit for West and Central Africa has reaffirmed its unflagging support to strengthening the capacity of the Liberia... Read more »
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Stanbic Bank to Hold Tanzania Economic Forum
Daily News
STANBIC Bank Tanzania has organised an economic forum on the on-going structural transformation of the economy, to help its clients become better players in the development of the... Read more »
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CRDB Bank Plans to Double Asset Value
Daily News
CRDB Bank is planning to double the value of its assets to around 6tril/- by 2017, while maintaining a return on assets (ROA) above 3 per cent and focusing on retail, Small Medium... Read more »
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BRD Staff Give Medical Insurance to Survivors
New Times
Staff of Rwanda Development Bank (BRD), at the weekend, donated to Genocide survivors in Nyarubuye Sector, Kirehe District, as part of the ongoing commemoration activities for the... Read more »
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Daily News
THE banking sector in Tanzania seems to come out of a difficult period experienced in 2012 as most of them performed well in the first quarter of this year. Read more »
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