The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has urged traders in Arusha region to use Electronic Fiscal Machines (EFC) for ensuring apt assessment of annual taxes
Banking & Finance
Nigerian bank to aid government in boosting mining sector
![Fidelity Bank wants to collaborate with the Nigerian government to explore potential opportunities within the mining sector. (Image source: Gatinskiy Ilya)](/images/Mining_image_Africa.jpg)
Fidelity Bank wants to collaborate with the Nigerian government to explore potential opportunities within the mining sector. (Image source: Gatinskiy Ilya)
Nigerian commercial bank Fidelity Bank Plc has said it would offer funds to number of mining projects that have suffered set backs due to lack of government funding
China offers US$20 billion in loans to Africa
![Chinese President Hu Jintao greets Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at an event in Shanghai. (Image source: Embassy of Equatorial Guinea)](/images/hu_guinea.jpg)
Chinese President Hu Jintao greets Equatorial Guinea President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at an event in Shanghai. (Image source: Embassy of Equatorial Guinea)
China has offered US$20 billion in loans to African countries over the next three years
FNB makes banking available on Facebook
![FNB customers will be able to check balances, purchase products, and view Lotto results using Facebook. (flowcomm/Flickr)](/images/fnb__flowcomm_2.jpg)
FNB customers will be able to check balances, purchase products, and view Lotto results using Facebook. (flowcomm/Flickr)
South Africas First National Bank (FNB) has introduced banking via social networking site Facebook
Ecobank wins ‘best bank in Africa’ Euromoney award
Pan-African bank, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, has been named the ‘best bank in Africa’ by international finance magazine, Euromoney, for the second consecutive year