Premier Bank in Mogadishu held its opening ceremony in the presence of numerous government officials, including President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
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Mobile money transfer deal signed in Rwanda
MTN Rwanda and Western Union have started a new service that will allow remittances from abroad using MTN subscribers’ mobile phones
Ecobank shows strong performance in 2014
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, has ended the year ended 31 December 2014 with US$24.2bn in total assets and US$2.7bn in equity
Luanda 'costliest' city for expats
Angolan capital Luanda has been named as the costliest place for expatriates to live in by the Mercer 2015 Cost of Living Survey
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