Weekly News 168 – 25th March

North Africa:

American Billionaire Mark Cuban Looks to Invest in Morocco’s Tech: Read More

Morocco and the African Development Bank on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19: Read More

Qatar, Tunisia sign pact for Joint Businessmen Council: Read More

West africa

Ghana: ‘Help Rebuild Our Public Finances and Economy’ – President Akufo-Addo to Organised Labour: Read More

Zenith Bank named ‘best Nigerian bank’ second succesive year: Read More

ECOWAS grants EUR 10 million to support Guinean SMEs: Read More

Central Africa

Angola: African Development Bank funds $530 million electricity project to expand renewable energy and regional connectivity: Read More

RDC: UBA se prépare à changer le visage de la banque digitale avec sa nouvelle application mobile:  Read More

East africa

Africa finance ministers decry slow access to COVID-19 vaccines, appeal funding for vaccine equity : Read More

KCB Bank receives global finance award for best bank in Kenya: Read More

Bank of Kigali named best bank in Rwanda: Read More

Seychelles developing Digital Identity platform, a key building block for the Digital Economy: Read More

Southern & South  Africa

This is the average take-home pay in South Africa right now : Read More

Land expropriation threatens to destabilise South Africa’s banking sector: Read More

Namibia to receive 100 mln USD loan from AfDB to support governance, economic recovery: Read More

Zimbabwe’s slower inflation may be the calm before the storm: Read More

The Caribbean & Cuba

Cuba accesses US$23.9 million grant from Green Climate Fund for coastal resilience project: Read More

Jamaica Institute of Financial Services celebrates women in finance: Read More[:]