Don Robert, chairman of London Stock Exchange Group, welcomed the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) to open markets for trading at London Stock Exchange on 22 January
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Rwanda: Building a sustainable future for the next generation
Twenty five years on from Rwanda’s genocide President HE Paul Kagame shared how his country has transformed into an international leader of IT and centre of excellence at the Future Sustainability Summit in Abu Dhabi
CredoLab raising banks’ loan-to-deposit ratio while minimising risk
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the minimum loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) of commercial banks from 60 per cent to 65 per cent in the latter part of 2019, which, according to Bloomberg, was aimed at forcing banks to boost credit, mainly to farmers, small-and-medium-size businesses and consumers
Boris Johnson calls for renewed partnership between UK and Africa at investment summit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the case for bigger investments in Africa and called for increased and renewed partnership between the UK and the continent during the UK-Africa Investment Summit
Uganda’s digital economy will be powered by open APIs
During a workshop on ‘OPEN APIs/ OPEN DATA in the Digital Economy’ held in Kampala, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) stressed how fast-tracking interoperability between companies will contribute to the growth of the digital economy in Uganda