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Nigeria
Naira to appreciate further as CBN boosts forex sale
The Naira is set to appreciate further in the week as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to inject more Foreign Exchange (Forex) into the market to meet the requests of genuine customers. The spokesman of CBN, Mr Isaac Okorafor, gave the assurance in a statement on Sunday in ...
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Giappone
Five power firms nationwide dole out over ¥90 billion in dividends after rate hikes
Five major domestic power companies have paid a total of some ¥90 billion in shareholder dividends since raising their electricity rates following the country’s worst nuclear disaster in March 2011, Jiji Press has learned. While the fee hikes lifted their earnings, the five companies have yet to cut their electricity ...
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Giappone
Railcars used by many JR firms in service for over 30 years
Some 30 percent of passenger railcars used by four Japan Railway companies have been in service since at least 1987, when the firms were created through the privatization of the Japanese National Railways, Jiji Press has learned. The four firms are JR Hokkaido, JR West, JR Shikoku and JR Kyushu. ...
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USA Giappone
Mnuchin shares G-20’s view on currency pledges, Aso says
Treasury Secretary confirms Washington will uphold Group of 20 foreign-exchange markets pledges. The post Mnuchin shares G-20’s view on currency pledges, Aso says appeared first on The Japan Times.
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USA Kenya
NASA threatens to stop importation of doctors from Tanzania
NASA on Sunday said it will reject government’s plan to hire doctors from Tanzania. The opposition team was speaking at Kitengela during a joint political rally led by NASA co-principals Kalonzo Musyoka and Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula. Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwawe’s was the first to raise the doctor's issue, saying ...
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Kenya
Sonko defends his 'E' in Maths, says there was mass failure
Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko has defended scoring an E in Mathematics during his KCSE in 1992. "Watu wangu getting an E in maths in 1992 haikuwa mbaya kulikuwa na mass failures mean grade ya kuingia campo was C+ and my mean grade was C-," (sic) Sonko twitted on Sunday. Loosely ...
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Kenya
Business: Kisumu County unveils Sh100m fund for special groups
The fund targets youth, women, and persons with disabilities, who will first have to undergo vigorous training in bookkeeping and accounting.
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Kenya
Business: EAC visitor numbers rise by 16.4per cent, says report
The top 10 origin countries all retained their places from earlier in the year, including other African markets, which also saw growth. Visitors to Kenya were up 6.4 per cent, while in Uganda they went up by 11.7 per cent.
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Kenya
Business News: Budget Office asks CS Rotich to raid cash-rich betting industry
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich will on Thursday, March 30 read Kenya's national budget amid dim warnings of an economic slowdown in an election year.
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Kenya
Business: Budget Office asks CS Rotich to raid cash-rich betting industry
Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich will on Thursday, March 30 read Kenya's national budget amid dim warnings of an economic slowdown in an election year.