Malawi has been granted approximately US$40 million by The African Development Fund (ADF), part of the African Development Bank (AfDB), to cushion vulnerable groups from the negative impacts of recent economic reforms
Economy
Tax relief proposed to encourage South African MNC trade across continent
Experts have welcomed proposals on double taxation in the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill released by the South African National Treasury to aid the countrys multinational companies do business across the African continent
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange to introduce automated trading system
![A new manual system is intended to reduce the risk of market manipulation. (Image source: Nick Benjaminsz)](/images/stories/Zimbwabe_stock_exchange.jpg)
A new manual system is intended to reduce the risk of market manipulation. (Image source: Nick Benjaminsz)
Plans are underway to introduce an automated trading system to the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE), after the manual operations have impacted on the growth of the exchange
Nigerian foreign reserves drop by US$220 million
Nigerian foreign reserves dropped to US$37.242 billion in the four days preceeding Friday, June 22, 2012, according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Further declines set for Zambian currency
The weakened Zambian kwacha (ZMK) is set to worsen, according to foreign exchange analysts, as the outlook for the global economy remains bleak for 2012