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Kenya
Kenya targets more EPZs for value addition, job creation
Establishment of more export processing zones will promote value addition and boost use of local raw materials, the government has said.
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Kenya
Kenya: Raila Odinga claims Sh27b Mombasa port deal was flawed
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) leader alleged that a tender to run the terminal was awarded to a United Arab Emirates operator instead of a deserving Japanese bidder.
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Kenya
Business: Business leaders urge policy makers to embrace predictable tax regime
Speakers at a tax predictability public forum at the Strathmore Business School implored the Kenya Revenue Authority and the National Treasury to fast-track efforts geared at stabilising the local tax regime.
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Ghana Etiopia Nigeria
Business: Global logistics company's initiative to offer SMEs training
Since its launch, the programme has been rolled out in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nigeria, and South Africa. Uganda, Mauritius, and Ghana will launch the programme before the end of this month.
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Kenya
Business: Experts root for saving culture among youth
Speaking at the launch of the Global Money Week at a Nairobi hotel, Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) Chief Executive John Mwaka made a strong case for instilling a saving culture in children, saying setting aside about Sh20 a day would amount to Sh7, 800 a year.
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Cina Giappone
Korea Caught in a Nutcracker again between China and Japan
A recent research report said Korea's industrial competitiveness and growth potential are way behind those of Japan and China. This is a situation again in which Korea is caught in a nutcracker between China and Japan. According to a report "Evaluation of Industrial Competitiveness of Korean Industry Based on Export Big ...
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Nigeria
2016 budget: Capital releases to MDAs hit N1tn
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government has said that it has so for released N1tn to its Ministries, Department and Agencies for the implementation of the capital component of the 2016 budget. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who disclosed the figure during a meeting with members of the ...
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Nigeria
Report blames Customs for high port charges
Akinpelu Dada A study by Nigeria’s leading accounting firm, Akintola Williams Deloitte, has blamed the high cost of doing business at the nation’s seaports on the Nigeria Customs Service and other government agencies, claiming that Customs processes are responsible for not less than 82.1 per cent of the charges incurred ...
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Nigeria
Drive insurance with technology, FG urges IT experts
The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has urged Information and Communication Technology companies to develop solutions to drive insurance growth. He said this during an e-insurance conference organised by Pinet Communications in Lagos with the theme: ‘Driving insurance penetration with Information and Communication Technologies’. Shittu said, “In view of our ...
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USA Nigeria Regno Unito
TAGEXPO woos Diaspora Nigerians to real estate investment
the organisers of Nigeria’s Real Estate Exhibition and Trade Show for its Diaspora, TAG EXPO, have concluded plans for the Houston Texas, United States of America and London, United Kingdom fairs that will give Nigerians in the Diaspora the opportunity to invest in properties back home. The Chairman, T.A.G Nigeria ...