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Kenya
Business: CBK warns of economic slowdown as it retains benchmark rate
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), which yesterday retained the indicative lending rate at 10 per cent from September, said its data shows that loans to almost a third of the economy had grown at 4.6 per cent.
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Kenya
Business: Bell goes off for first gold trading at Nairobi Securities Exchange
This has been made possible by the launch of the world's seventh largest Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) a marketable security that tracks an index, a commodity, bonds, or a basket of assets such as an index fund - valued at Sh144 billion ($1.4 billion) .
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Regno Unito
Zuma orders finance minister back from UK amid reshuffle signs
The president and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan have had tense relationship over government projects.
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Kenya
Former Central Bank of Kenya boss fights Sh1.2bn tender case
Prof Ndung’u tells appellate judges High Court erred to order he be tried
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Cina
Hyundai Motor Halts Operations of Its Changzhou Plant
Korea Investment & Securities voiced concerns that Hyundai Motor's decision to stop the operation of its Changzhou plant could have a negative impact not only on its car sales business in China but also on the performance of its affiliated automotive component makers. Korea Investment, however, maintained its investment rating ...
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Turchia Germania Paesi Bassi
I turchi che vivono in Europa hanno cominciato a votare al referendum costituzionale.
I turchi che vivono in Europa hanno cominciato a votare al referendum costituzionale. Gli elettori dovranno scegliere se far diventare oppure no la Turchia una repubblica presidenziale, aumentando i poteri di Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Il voto dei turchi all’estero è in programma fino al 9 aprile, mentre nel paese le ...
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Cina
Duty-free shops, hotels suffer dip in Chinese sales amid THAAD row
Duty-free stores and hotels in South Korea are suffering a dip in sales after China's travel agencies stopped selling tr
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Malta
Zejtun man given 18-month prison term for violent indecent assault on Hungarian woman
Jurgen Zahra, a 26-year-old man from Zejtun, today was ordered to serve an 18-month prison term after he was found guilty of violent indecent assault on an unsuspecting Hungarian woman.Magistrate Ian Farrugia, presiding over the case, commented that the court must follow the letter of the law when it concluded ...
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Nigeria
Probe uncovers massive fraud in YouWin programme
An ongoing probe, ordered by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has uncovered a massive fraud in the Federal Government Youth Enterprise With Innovation In Nigeria programme. A reliable source in the ministry of finance told The PUNCH that investigators had already discovered that some senior civil servants gave ...
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Nigeria
CBN sells dollar for PTA, schools fees at N360
…injects fresh $185m into forex market …declares Thursday Financial Literacy Day Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all Deposit Money Banks to provide foreign exchange for customers requesting it for Personal or Business Travel Allowance, and payment of school fees and medicals at a rate of ...