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Etiopia
KCB could seek partner in Ethiopia as country opens up
KCB Group will look at partnering with a local bank in Ethiopia, where a potential liberalisation of foreign investment rules could open up
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Kenya
Seizing the Moment: How Canon Awori raised one of the most powerful families
The 16 Awori siblings have been successful in politics and business in Kenya and Uganda.
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Kenya
Donors give Sh10 billion to run Dadaab amid shutdown talk
The money will be used to finance a project aimed at improving the livelihoods of Northern Kenya communities living around refugee camps.
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Nigeria
Fayose, Police Trade Words Over Alleged Compromise Of Governorship Poll
LEADERSHIP Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti has alleged that Saturday’s gubernatorial election has been largely compromised by personnel of the Nigerian police. The News Agency if Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor, who addressed newsmen shortly after casting his vote at about 1:20 pm at his Polling Unit 001 in Afao-Ekiti, ...
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Egitto Nigeria
Aliko Dangote Signs $650 Million Loan For Oil Refinery
LEADERSHIP Aliko Dangote, has signed a $650 million loan facility with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) for his oil refinery project in Nigeria. The seven-year term loan would attract a moratorium of five years, according to facility terms read out during the signing. Cairo-based Africa’s trade bank also signed a $750 ...
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USA Nigeria
IMF says Nigeria’s Economic Recovery Still Challenging
LEADERSHIP The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2018 remains challenging as private sector lending remains low and foreign exchange inflows are mostly short-term. IMF in a statement issued in Washington on Friday by Lucie Fouda, the Fund’s Press Officer, said higher oil prices and portfolio flows had ...
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Portogallo
Governo cria programa para apoiar investimento no interior de 1700 milhões
O Governo vai criar um programa de concursos de 1700 milhões de euros para apoiar o investimento empresarial no interior, no âmbito da reprogramação do Portugal 2020.
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Senegal
Vers le relèvement des plateaux techniques de cinq régions
Kolda, 14 juil (APS) – Au total, cinq régions du Sénégal bénéficieront d'un programme d'amélioration de leur offre de services médicaux dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre d'un projet canadien d'amélioration de la santé et du bien-être des femmes et des adolescentes du sud et de l'est du ...
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Turchia USA
Turkey-US working group meets in Ankara
The Turkey-U.S. Joint Working Group met on July 13 in Ankara to discuss "judicial and legal issues" according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
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Turchia
Fitch downgrades Turkey's rating; outlook negative
Global ratings agency Fitch Ratings downgraded Turkey's long-term foreign currency rating on July 13 to 'BB' from 'BB ' with a negative outlook.