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Kenya’s Scope Markets eyes Ugandan market

Kenya’s Scope Markets eyes Ugandan market

ONLINE TRADINGAs Uganda’s ALTX faces imminent closure, Kenyan firm Scope Markets, a non-dealing online foreign exchange broker, is looking to expand into Uganda as it looks to crea…...

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Kasaija asks private sector to invest in free zones

Kasaija asks private sector to invest in free zones

Finance minister, Matia Kasaija has compelled the private sector to diversify their investments into the free zones, created by the government to accelerate export-led industrialisa…...

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Kenya year book out with focus on technology and reforms

Kenya year book out with focus on technology and reforms

This year’s Kenya Year Book has been released.The edition features the government’s milestones towards achieving the Big 4 agenda.The Year Book details the growing influence of te…...

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Ghana, UAE pledge to deepen bilateral ties

Ghana, UAE pledge to deepen bilateral ties

Ghana and the United Arab Emirates have signed five (5) Co-operation Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding, in different sectors of their respective economies, aimed at deepenin…...

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Tangier Med Port Has Highest Growth in Connectivity Index Globally

Tangier Med Port Has Highest Growth in Connectivity Index Globally

The port of Tangier Med, in northern Morocco, has recorded the largest growth in the world in the last 10 years in terms of its connectivity globally. Morocco inaugurated the port i…...

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Chinese, British, Kenyan business organizations sign MoU

Chinese, British, Kenyan business organizations sign MoU

By Edith Mutethya in Nairobi, KenyaThe Kenya China Economic and Trade Association, British Chamber of Commerce Kenya and Kenya Private Sector Alliance on Thursday signed a memorandu…...

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5 Ghanaian factories that could have transformed the economy

5 Ghanaian factories that could have transformed the economy

In a bid to make Ghana attain a middle-income status, Ghana’s First President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, initiated a number of factories to boost manufacturing and export avenues…...

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Cellulant’s USA owner buys 34pc stake in milk firm

Cellulant’s USA owner buys 34pc stake in milk firm

US-based TPG Capital has bought a 33.9 percent stake in dairy processor Maziwa Ltd, a year after it purchased a 44.04 percent stake in Cellulant Corporation.The deal approved by the…...

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Morocco 35th on Best Country Reputation in the World Ranking

Morocco 35th on Best Country Reputation in the World Ranking

The Royal Institute for Strategic Studies has released its latest report, classing countries by reputation. The report ranked Morocco 35th in the world with a score of 58.8 out of …...

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Nigeria improves in World Bank ease of doing business ranking

Nigeria improves in World Bank ease of doing business ranking

By Aisha Salaudeen, CNNLagos, Nigeria (CNN)Nigeria, Africas most populous nation, improved its ranking on the latest World Bank ease of doing business index, but some analysts say t…...

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