African Development Institute hosted a webinar in Abidjan, called ‘Enhancing Resilience in African Economies: Macro-Economic Policy Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa’
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IATF2020 Postponed due to COVID-19
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the government of Rwanda have decided to postpone the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) by one year due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Africa50 donates US$800,000 to help African countries fight COVID-19
Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, has announced its COVID-19 relief support initiative, which aims to support the continent’s fight against the pandemic
Nigeria to construct six ICT parks
Nigeria will construct six ICT parks through the States Communications Commission (NCC), a move that is set to boost the West African country’s socio-economic development
Central Bank of Nigeria stops retrenchment in Nigerian banks
The Nigerian Central and the Bankers Committee has instructed that no members of staffs of banks (either full or part time) should be retrenched in spite of the COVID-19 negative effect on banking operating cost