A senior Kenyan government official has revealed that Chinese infrastructure projects in the country are viable and economical, citing past successes with foreign investments as signals that the trend can continue to boost the Kenyan economy
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New tool enables African businesses to find continent-wide trade opportunities as AfCFTA begins in 2021
A new trade intelligence tool that allows firms to easily explore and compare trade opportunities across Africa has been launched ahead of the start of trade under the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
MFS Africa teams up with Xoom to bring new international mobile money transfers to Africa
Leading pan-African fintech platform, MFS Africa, has partnered with Xoom, a PayPal service, to offer secure and convenient mobile money transfers to six countries across Africa
AEC discusses future industry focus and income support for women
This years African Economic Conference (AEC), on Tuesday, heard that rapid recovery from COVID-19 relies on sustainable health, education and food industries, along with income support for women
Standard Bank champions mass rollout of contactless cards across Africa
Standard Bank Group, one of Africa’s largest financial services organisations, is championing efforts to increase contactless payment across Africa as consumers look for safer ways to pay in the wake of Covid-19