10/29/2020

NBK gets relief in Sh500m debt tussle with Ecobank

The judge said NBK should pay Ecobank on account of Pesa Print Ltd, a firm it (NBK) subcontracted to supply the digital driving licences to the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA).

10/28/2020

Tunisia central bank chief urges govt to reduce spending plans

Tunisia's public finances are in a dire situation, with the government now forecasting a budget deficit of 14% of GDP in 2020, the highest in nearly four decades, largely due to a planned $4 billion increase in spending to alleviate the impact of the

10/27/2020

How to make EAC economic integration dream a reality

Even though the BoU has since circulated press statements clarifying that its regulatory powers are limited to financial institution business conducted by BoU-licensed entities in or outside Uganda and that these powers do not extend to activities of fore

10/26/2020

Businesses open as Nigeria relaxes curfew after days of unrest

Nigeria's top police official on Saturday ordered the immediate mobilization of all officers to ``reclaim the public space from criminal elements masquerading as protesters'' after days of peaceful demonstrations over police abuses and then

10/23/2020

Bank of Uganda keeps key policy rate at 7pc

The announcement of the central bank rate on Thursday was delayed by nearly a week with banking industry insiders claiming the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled for last week had been postponed.