UEMOA: 140 billion FCFA of treasury bonds to begin in 2015
Four countries of the Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa (UEMOA) have started 2015 with treasury bonds issued to support the funding of their […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Ebola: the IMF will pay $ 150 million as new aid to three African countries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it is preparing to pay an additional $ 150 million dollars to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, […]
The French SNCF and the Moroccan ONCF will create a joint venture for TGV’s maintenance
The Moroccan company ONCF and the French National Railway Company (SNCF) signed on the 6th January in Rabat a contract in the amount of € […]
DRC: The government ordered the replacement of custom officials in Katanga.
The Minister of Finance, Henry Yav Mulang, instructed the General Director of the Head office of Customs and Excise (LDB) to replace “without delay” all […]
Kenya: Equity Bank mobile money to save five million users by June 2015
According to James Mwangi, CEO of Equity Group, Equitel, the virtual telecom group, specialized in mobile money, will have 5 million users by June 2015. […]
ACWA & Sener to Build $ 2 Bln Solar Power Plants in Morocco
Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power International and “Sener Ingenieria y Sistemas SA” of Spain have won a $ 2 billion deal to build two solar power […]
SENEGAL : Livestock contributes 7% to GDP
The livestock sector is of paramount importance in agricultural economies of West Africa, including Senegal, where it contributes 7% to the gross domestic product (GDP), […]
Côte d’Ivoire: CFAO receive contracts of € 4.18 million from AfDB
Few year after the return of the African Development Bank at its headquarters in Abidjan, thinks are going well for companies and service providers which […]
Fitch maintains a “B” rating of Ivory Coast, with a positive outlook
The credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has announced on the 9th January 2015 in a statement, to have maintained the sovereign rating of “B” of […]
Banking: Zimbabwe seeks the support of Afrexim Bank
According to the information published by the Financial Gazette, a local media based in Zimbabwe which quoted John Mangudya, the Governor of the Central Bank […]