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Bank of Nigeria Predicts Massive Growth In 3rd Quarter

Nigeria’s troubled economy will record tremendous improvement by the third quarter of the year, the Central Bank of...

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AfDB Sanctions $15m Grant To Support SMEs

The Board of Directors of the African Development (AfDB) has approved a US$ 15 million investment in Shore Capital Fund...

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Fidelity and Standard Chartered Bank Appointed As Lead Managers of ESLA

Government has appointed Fidelity Bank and Standard Chartered Bank as joint lead Managers for the issuance of an Energy...

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It Is Our Top Priority To Make Ghana Africa’s Business Hub – Minister

The Minister of Business Development, Honourable Ibrahim Awal has today reiterated government’s commitment in making...

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Commerz Ladies Introduced To Empower Ghanaian Women

Commerz Ladies, an association of the female staff of Commerz Savings and Loans, has been launched to empower corporate...

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Kenya’s Private Equity Raises US$30 Million To Fund SME

Kenya’s private equity fund that is backed by the private sector arm of the World Bank has raised about 30 million U....

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Namibia’s Foreign Reserves Stand At US$1.89 Billion

Namibia’s preliminary stock of international reserves stood at 1.89 billion U. S. dollars (24.2 billion Namibian...

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US Fed Raises Key Interest Rate To 1.0-1.25%, Signals One More Hike

The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 1.0-1.25% on Wednesday and signaled...

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Warriors, Cavaliers Working On Fourth NBA Finals In A Row

Stephen Curry was still smiling and laughing about Golden State's second NBA title in three seasons when he made it...

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Chinese Billionaire Steps Aside Amid Detention Report

The chairman of a Chinese insurance group that sought a business deal with the family of US President Donald Trump's...

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Trump Administration Unveils Plan To Defang Consumer Watchdog

The Trump administration has said it wants to ease oversight of smaller banks and curb the Consumer Financial...

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AfDB Funded Projects To Benefit 20 Million Africans

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Transport projects financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB)...

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Ghana To Buy Shares In Cadbury, Nestle and Other International Food Companies

The Ghana government is considering buying shares in international food companies that process cocoa aimed at...

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Capital Bank Trains Clients On Regulatory Framework

Capital Bank has organised a training programme aimed at building the capacity of over 100 of its trade clients on the...

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11 Teams Progress In Kosmos Innovation Center AgriTech Challenge

Eleven teams have qualified to the next level of the 2017 AgriTech Challenge hosted by the Kosmos Innovation Center....

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US Fed Poised To Hike Despite Weak Inflation

The US Federal Reserve was due to begin a two-day review of monetary policy on Tuesday, with the second interest rate...

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Deutsche Bank To Pay $170 Mn Private Suit Settlement In US

Germany's Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $170 million to settle a private lawsuit charging it conspired with other...

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Make Boards Compulsory For Hospitals – Lecturer

There is a need for Ghana to pass a law which mandates all health facilities to have an effective board constituted, Dr...

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High NPLs To Tighten Credit To the Private Sector

Financial sector analysts are predicting a further contraction in credit to the private sector following their high...