The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could help African economies recover from the impact of COVID-19
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Mastercard Start Path selects Ukheshe for international engagement programme
Ukheshe, an SMME digital banking platform provider, has been selected to join Mastercard Start Path, an exclusive startup engagement programme for later-stage scaling startups
Asoko Insight’s platform to match UK investors to fund-seeking African corporates
Asoko Insight has announced that the deal origination platform will continue to match UK investors and businesses to fund-seeking African corporates for a further six months
Central Bank of Nigeria resumes sale of foreign exchange
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commenced the sale of foreign exchange totalling more than US$100mn through the commercial for school fees payments and for small and medium size companies wishing SMEs to make essential imports to revamp economic activities
Nigeria to borrow US$4.34bn from domestic market
The Nigerian government will borrow US$4.34bn from the domestic market to part-finance the budget deficit