12/03/2019
APU: African lawmakers laud Buhari as Kalu speaks on FG’s strides
Kalu, while delivering his address at the conference, canvassed for youth participation in governance in Nigeria and other African countries.
Regulation,Tax & Compliance
12/03/2019
UAE investments into Africa to flourish says Standard Chartered exec
Government-backed and private sector entities scale up activities ahead of pan-Africa free trade deal
12/03/2019
Retirement Benefits Authority functions, offices, and contacts
Retirement benefits regulations, as well as other ongoing reforms, have become a significant part of the pension scheme sector after actualization of the Retirement Benefits Act Kenya.
12/03/2019
South Africa Planning New Regulations to Prevent Use of Crypto for Capital Flight
The new rules are expected to go into effect Q1 2020.
12/02/2019
Gordhan says SAA in ‘intense discussions’ with lenders, calls on public to buy tickets
The finance minister's latest statement comes after Flight Centre on Thursday said it would stop selling SAA tickets until "certainty" returned to the market.
12/02/2019
‘NPRA’s directive to SSNIT will result in financial crisis’
The past credit is the contribution of workers to SSNIT before the coming into force of Act 766, which brought about the three-tier pension scheme.
12/02/2019
Investec seeks $242m from asset sale
Investec shareholders will receive one Ninety One share for every two Investec shares, both for its Johannesburg and London-listed stock.
12/01/2019
UGANDA: Gov’t moves to regulate financial technologies
One of the challenges was that the government had failed to agree on the regulatory responsibility under which Fintechs lie since they intersect between financial services and telecommunications.
12/01/2019
Nigeria to allow more payment providers to boost banking access
The measures come as lenders in Africa’s most populous country of almost 200mn people make a push into retail banking to ward off potential competition from mobile-network operators.
12/01/2019
Anti-money laundering: Nigeria setting pace in Africa
As we expand and improve on our curriculum, the partnership that we have internationally enables us best practices to our compliance officers and so we will continue to partner with organisations.
11/29/2019
GCC governments spur investment in Africa
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development has been at the forefront of this activity, having funded more than 66 projects in 28 African nations to a value of $16.6bn.
11/29/2019
Kenya and Oman sign landmark agreement to strengthen their tax treaties
The Convention also enhances the dispute resolution mechanism, especially through the addition of an optional provision on mandatory binding arbitration, which has been taken up by 30 jurisdictions.
11/29/2019
Military pledges effective service delivery to pensioners
The capacity building workshop for supervisors drawn from the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, as well as Nigerian Air Force was done in collaboration with the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON).
11/29/2019
GIPF invests N$44.3 billion, scouts for new opportunities
The GIPF Chairperson said the fund’s unlisted investment has contributed positively towards job creation, infrastructure development and general economic growth in the country
11/28/2019
African Development Bank supports Mozambique LNG project
Through its approval, the African Development Bank claims it has joined a global syndicate of commercial banks, development finance institutions, and export credit agencies, to jointly provide the requisite senior debt financing for the project. Financial
11/27/2019
Effective use of Automatic Exchange of information – a role for Tax Inspectors Without Borders
The TIWB initiative is set to launch a number of pilot programmes in support of developing countries' efforts to ensure the effective use of AEOI data.
11/27/2019
International community has achieved unprecedented success fighting offshore tax evasion
At the heart of this shift are thousands of bilateral exchange relationships now in place
11/26/2019
AfDB to support Kenyan women after meeting with First Lady
Ms Nwabufo singled out capacity building activities for Kenyan women in business as one of the areas that the bank is keen on supporting.
11/26/2019
IMF wants South Africa to create an investment friendly environment
According to Treasury, the global lender also highlighted the major challenges facing the economy, which include weak growth, a deteriorating fiscal situation and difficulties in the operations of state owned enterprise.
11/25/2019
These 3 Richest African Leaders Are Worth USD 7.4 Bn Despite Poverty In Their Countries
While up to 413 million Africans live on less than USD 1.90 a day, leaders of certain African nations sit on top of millions, even though their countries can be considered poor or at risk of poverty.