Egypt’s top lender seeks approval to buy Mayfair Bank

Egypt’s top lender seeks approval to buy Mayfair Bank

Egypt’s largest private lender is planning to buy a controlling stake in Kenya’s Tier III Mayfair Bank in a transaction that is set to intensify deal-making in the local banking s…...

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ScanGroup, farm stocks offer best dividend yield

ScanGroup, farm stocks offer best dividend yield

Commercial and agricultural sector firms top listed companies with the highest dividends relative to their share prices, according to data compiled by Standard Investment Bank (SIB)…...

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Chinese companies scout for deals at Nairobi expo

Chinese companies scout for deals at Nairobi expo

Eighty-three Chinese companies are displaying their wares and scouting for deals at the third China-Kenya Industrial Capacity Cooperation Exposition (China-Kenya Expo) which started…...

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Kenya beats Nigeria in banks’ efficiency

Kenya beats Nigeria in banks’ efficiency

Kenyan banks are making more money from their customers compared with their much larger Nigerian counterparts thanks largely to technology, ratings agency Moody’s says in a new rep…...

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50m African women to network via mobile app

50m African women to network via mobile app

Three African economic blocs on Tuesday unveiled a business network platform that will allow 50 million women entrepreneurs to do businesses via web or mobile app.The tripartite agr…...

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Ethiopia’s Digitization Drive Attracts Global Tech Giants

Ethiopia’s Digitization Drive Attracts Global Tech Giants

Addid Ababa, Nov. 28 2019 - By Samuel Gebre - The two big names in the technology world, Twitter Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Jack Dorsey and former Alibaba Group chairman…...

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Ghana to Commission its First Micro-Hydropower Plant

Ghana to Commission its First Micro-Hydropower Plant

Accra, Nov. 17 - Ghana News Agency - Ghana is set to commission its first micro-hydropower plant to be known as the Tsatsadu Generating Station (TGS) under the Ministry of Energys r…...

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Nairobi is key trade facilitation node for Northern Corridor

Nairobi is key trade facilitation node for Northern Corridor

Whenever the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is mentioned, the first thought that comes to the mind of many people is purely revenue collection. Unknown to many, KRA has many other ad…...

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Rwanda is Building Africa's Very Own Silicon Valley - Kigali Innovation City (KIC)

Rwanda is Building Africa's Very Own Silicon Valley - Kigali Innovation City (KIC)

By Nicky Verd - Rwanda is Building Africas Very Own Silicon Valley - Known as Kigali Innovation City (KIC)A multi-billion dollar project inspired by Americas Silicon Valley for the…...

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China’s Citic Dicastal Opens New Aluminum Plant in Morocco

China’s Citic Dicastal Opens New Aluminum Plant in Morocco

The inauguration of the second plant comes five months after the company opened its first plant in Kenitra.By Safaa Kasraoui - Nov 26, 2019 - Rabat – Citic Dicastal, a global compa…...

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