Angolan capital Luanda has been named as the costliest place for expatriates to live in by the Mercer 2015 Cost of Living Survey
Finance
West Africa’s single currency reliant on economic growth
The Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Single Currency Programme, expected to become a reality in 2020, must not be postponed again
Focus on Africa’s private sector, says philanthropist Tony Elumelu
A dedicated focus on Africa’s private sector would provide the much-needed economic boost to the continent, said African businessman and philanthropist Tony Elumelu
KCB adds 1.8mn mobile customers in Kenya
Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) has signed up 1.8mn subscribers for its mobile phone-based banking services, according to the bank’s chief financial officer Lawrence Kimathi
Ecobank Transnational to get a new group CEO
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has appointed Ade Ayeyemi as the new group CEO, and his new role is effective 1 September 2015