business

The TEBA network will be instrumental in returning mines to function

TEBA, the century-old company that provides recruitment and other services to mineworkers, will draw on decades of experience to assist…

April 20, 2020

IMF debt relief for 19 African countries

Six months of debt relief has been granted to 25 countries considered the poorest in the world by the International…

April 17, 2020

Informal business relief isn’t reaching the height – Eddie Rakabe

Recent concessions made by government to relax informal trading restrictions, amid a growing risk of coronavirus infection, highlights the precarious…

April 16, 2020

Nigeria’s booming hydroalcoholic gel business

Nigeria’s hydroalcoholic gel business booms amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this edition, we speak with Dr. Stephanie Sodangi, who set…

April 9, 2020

Hard times for Senegal’s Fish sellers

On the banks of the atlantic in Hann-Bel Air, Dakar, a young man waits desperately for the arrival of a…

April 8, 2020

S. Africa’s Economy May Shrink as Much as 4%, Central Bank Says

South Africa’s economy could contract by 2% to 4% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and measures to curb…

April 6, 2020

Calabar Mall didn’t collapse – Management

The management of the Calabar Mall and SPAR has debunked claimed that the mall collapsed. “The Calabar Mall building did…

April 3, 2020

Ambitions of the CEMAC stock exchange

The Central African Stock Exchange wants to accelerate economic diversification of the sub-region following a listing operation on the Central…

March 27, 2020

Bitcoin business needs support from the government – Odum

Odum Chijioke John, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chiji14xchange, a leading Nigerian e-commerce company in the business of…

March 25, 2020

Ghana tweaks mobile money charges, Nigeria revises budget

The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is all but gathering steam in affected even…

March 19, 2020

South Africa Ninety One lists on the JSE

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) announces the primary listing of Ninety One Limited (NY1) and the secondary listing of Ninety…

March 18, 2020

Business: How coal is doing better than gold

Amid instability in the oil markets and sharp losses for other commodities such as copper, you may be tempted to…

March 17, 2020

Oil prices crashes globally due to COVID-19

Oil prices fell sharply on Monday, after OPEC members failed to strike a deal with oil-exporting countries and Russia. Moscow…

March 11, 2020

Ecobank celebrates International women’s day

Ecobank Nigeria, Managing Director, Patrick Akinwuntan (middle), on his left, Executive Director, Commercial Banking, Carol Oyedeji and other female Ecobankers…

March 10, 2020

Opportunities in the Continent of Africa

It would be remiss to paint the African continent with one brush as many countries are at varying stages of…

March 10, 2020

Coronavirus: Driving huge demand worldwide

The coronavirus has sent global markets to a stand still as its ramifications to a swath of businesses and industries…

March 4, 2020

UBA rakes in N89.1bn profit after tax

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has posted a profit after tax of N89.1 billion for the financial year ended…

March 1, 2020

UK Assures Kenya of Strong Business Ties

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told the press during a joint briefing with his Kenyan counterpart Monica Juma that the…

May 8, 2019

Does Africa Need New Infrastructure Funding Options?

Despite debt concerns, Ethiopia and other governments express support for the Belt and Road initiative and went to Beijing to…

May 8, 2019

World Bank Agrees to Finance Kenyatta’s Affordable Housing Dream

The multilateral lender says the U.S.$250 million will enable the country to set up the Kenya Mortgage Refinance Corporation, to…

May 6, 2019

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