Tunisia: SME Finance Bank has financed 1543 projects in 2014
The Tunisian Bank for small and medium enterprises (BFPME) has announced on the 20th January that it has granted loans amounting to a total of […]
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Ecobank to appeal $15 million ruling
In a recent article published on this website, it’s announced that Ecobank Transnational Corporation (ETI) was ordered by the commercial court of Abidjan to pay […]
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde to Visit Rwanda and Senegal
Ms. Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will visit Rwanda from 26th to 29th January, 2015, and Senegal from 29th […]
Ecobank ordered to pay former CEO Thierry Tanoh $12.3m
Ten months after his departure as CEO of the Pan-African bank Ecobank, Thierry Tanoh is poised to become a billionaire. This wealth does not necessarily […]
IMF: Carla Grasso appointed as new Deputy General Director
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced on the 14th January, the appointment of the Italy-Brazilian Carla Grasso as Deputy General Director r, a new […]
Togo will soon be first producer of cement in West Africa
According to the Togolese Minister of Mines and Energy, Dammipi Noupokou, Togo will be in the coming years, the first producer of cement in the […]
South Africa: Zuma visits Angola for strategic talks
President José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola welcomed his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma in Luanda as the two countries work towards boosting the relations […]
GUINEA: CBG has set a record in bauxite production
The Company of Guinea Bauxite set a production record by sending 15,239,218 metric tons of bauxite of 3% moisture for the year 2014. This extraordinary […]
Madagascar: Power cuts forces government resignation
Prime Minister Roger Kolo of Madagascar has resigned together with his ministers after frustrations started to rise in the country over regular power cuts and […]
Algeria: Algerian companies urged to invest in Senegal Emergence Plan
President Macky Sall has said that relations between Senegal and Algeria must surpass traditional bilateral relations and must now encourage economic activities as well as […]