04/07/2017
Kenya: Chase Bank Owners Fault CBK's Plan to Sell Stake
"Our position is that a deal cannot be done without the shareholders being part of the process."
Regulation,Tax & Compliance
04/06/2017
Nigeria cabinet approves $1.3 billion loan for development bank
The loan money is made up of $500 million from the World Bank
04/06/2017
Nedbank CEO Says S. Africa Banks Need Policy Certainty
He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
04/05/2017
Bankers partner with technology firm on agency banking
The Uganda bankers’ Association has partnered with a Kenyan Financial Technology firm, Eclectics international, to form a centralized digital platform that will enable banks to share agents, once agency banking is rolled out.
04/05/2017
Senior central bank officials defend globalisation
In an opinion article by Sarb deputy governor Daniel Mminele and executive board member of the Bundesbank Andreas Dombret, published on April 3, the pair focus on the growing support for tighter controls on trade and migration.
04/04/2017
Singapore, Ghana Sign New Double Tax Treaty
The agreement will come into force after its ratification by both countries.
04/04/2017
Valartis Group divests minority participation in Algeria
The 2016 Valartis Group consolidated financial statements, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
04/03/2017
BoG to name institutions that flout anti-money laundering Acts
The completion of a National Risk Assessment report by the Law Enforcement Coordinating Bureau.
04/03/2017
Kenya's budget paves way for Islamic finance
A body setup by the government to coordinate efforts among its regulatory agencies.
04/03/2017
DBN to serve as a wholesale bank for MfBs to on-lend
The ministry had in a statement assured that the operations of the development bank would not eliminate the other existing development finance institutions in the country.
04/02/2017
Nigeria Stock Exchange CEO expects parliament to approve IPO this year
The bourse’s primary listing would be in Lagos, with the option of a secondary one abroad, Onyema added.
03/31/2017
Ghana names monetary policy expert Addison as central bank governor
The fiscal problems and a decline in global prices for Ghana's exports of gold and oil have led to a sharp slowdown in growth in a country that until 2014 had been one of Africa's fastest-growing economies.
03/31/2017
Kenya's central bank seeks bidders for stake in Chase Bank
KCB Group was appointed its manager and the central bank had promised to return the bank to normal operations by the end of the first quarter of 2017 but this has been pushed back.
03/31/2017
Peter Montalto: This Is An Attack On South Africa's Treasury And Will Trigger Multiple Downgrades
Zuma is 'much stronger than the market thinks he is . . . This is not over yet.'
03/31/2017
All the agreements Ghana signed with Mauritius including exchange of nurses
Ghana’s DTA with Mauritius brings the number of countries to 10.
03/31/2017
Lagos Visit Highlights Private Wealth Opportunities for Jersey
Nigeria has specifically been identified as priority market for Jersey’s finance industry.
03/30/2017
CBN Approves License For Development Bank
Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun confirmed the approval on Tuesday in a letter addressed to the chief executive officer of the Development Bank
03/30/2017
Tunisia: TABC relies on Grant Thornton to prosper in Guinea
These interventions range from the prospecting phase to the realization of projects.
03/30/2017
Reserve Bank denies registrar of banks defended lack of transformation
The bank reiterated that it was not driven by a profit motive and functioned in the broader interests of the country.
03/30/2017
Don’t pay tier-two contributions to SSNIT - NPRA
Mr Dagbanu explained that although the big companies had all registered their second tier pension schemes separately, smaller businesses, usually with one-person ownerships, were found wanting.