Special Column

Direct New York flights lift JKIA tourism arrivals

Direct New York flights lift JKIA tourism arrivals

Direct flights to New York and new routes opened up by Kenya Airways helped to lift visitor numbers at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, shoring up tourism earnings.Kenya Ai…...

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World Bank praises 2019 Rwanda growth

World Bank praises 2019 Rwanda growth

World Bank highlights Rwanda fiscal expansion in particular. Economic growth in Rwanda could accelerate to more than 10% this year if construction of a planned $1.3 billion airport …...

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Morocco to receive US $100m for tramway and road projects

Morocco to receive US $100m for tramway and road projects

Jan. 28 2020 - By Dominic Mandela - Morocco is set to receive US $100m funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for construction of two tramway lines and rural road …...

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Moody’s B3 rating shows economy is on track - Ghana gov't

Moody’s B3 rating shows economy is on track - Ghana gov't

Ghana’s Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that Moody’s rating of the country’s economic outlook as positive shows that the economy is on the right track.At a pre…...

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Kenya’s economy projected to grow 6.2pc in 2020

Kenya’s economy projected to grow 6.2pc in 2020

By NJIRAINI MUCHIRAMore by this AuthorKenya’s economy is projected to record a growth expanding by 6.2 per cent this year from 5.7 per cent posted in 2019.Central Bank of Kenya (CB…...

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Ethiopia’s reformist leader Abiy Ahmed woos private sector investors to fuel economic growth

Ethiopia’s reformist leader Abiy Ahmed woos private sector investors to fuel economic growth

Jan. 28 2020Ethiopian leader’s mettle is yet to be tested as the country tries to attract private sector investments to sustain its economic growth, reports Gavin du Venage from Ca…...

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How Morocco is redefining its role in fashion production

How Morocco is redefining its role in fashion production

Sign up for Fashion and Beaut Africa (FAB), 1-3 October 2020, Nairobi, Kenya: http://fashionandbeautyafrica.com/Read the full article here, please: https://www.just-style.com/analys…...

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Ghana, Saudi Arabia Close to Signing Deal Banning Double Taxation

Ghana, Saudi Arabia Close to Signing Deal Banning Double Taxation

27.01.2020 - Riyadh - Fatehelrahman Yousif - Ghana is close to signing an agreement with Saudi Arabia banning double taxation, said Ghanaian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional…...

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Ex-London rogue trader 'to kick-start mortgage industry' in Ghana

Ex-London rogue trader 'to kick-start mortgage industry' in Ghana

Jan 23 2020 - A former banker who was deported from the UK to Ghana after being convicted of Britains biggest ever fraud has said he is planning to start a business in the mortgage …...

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Digitization - the Future for Morocco’s Business Sector?

Digitization - the Future for Morocco’s Business Sector?

In an ever-changing digital world, Morocco is racing against the clock to achieve its transition, but will it succeed in becoming a leader in this newborn sector?By Yahia Hatim -Ja…...

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