Investment

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– He made these remarks during the ongoing AfDB Annual Meetings in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Dr. Adesina emphasized that Africa should know from prior blunders and venture on its reserves to vigorously take part in in the electric vehicle...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra GHANA- Africa is set to be the second-fastest growing region in the world after Asia in 2023-24, demonstrating the resilience of its economy despite dealing with multiple global shocks. But the projected growth will depend on global conditions and the...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– Muchanga clarified that the existing allotment for Agenda 2063 was fairly little and should that tendency remain, it would be hard to renovate the world’s second-largest landmass into a global economic powerhouse. The master plan is...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra GHANA- The informal sector in South Africa is showing signs of a movement away from cash, a new Mastercard study has found. In a white paper titled ‘Driving Financial Inclusion In South Africa’s Informal Economy: The Landscape At The Bottom Of The Pyramid’,...

By Richard Adorsu- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Accra GHANA-  The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has given the green light to the budget allocation of $11.70 million to the African Fertilizer Development Financing Mechanism (AFFM). This budgetary allocation will allow the special fund...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– Etienne Bailey – the Director of the Project Implementation Unit at the TRANSCO CLSG steered the team followed by TRANSCO’s Engineering Coordinator – Erik Achi, and the Procurement and Contract Management Specialist – Mohamed Keita....

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone–   The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which covers an area calculated at 2,635 hectares— about times the size of Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria—is anticipated to be Africa’s biggest oil refinery and the world’s enormous single-train...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– In the opening of Tanga City’s largest Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) depot constructed by Lake Gas Limited – a branch of the Lake Group of Companies Managing Director/CEO of Absa Bank Tanzania Limited – Obeid Laiser vowed...

By Abdul Rahman Bangura- NEW AFRICA BUSINESS NEWS (NABN) Freetown, Sierra Leone– Akinwumi Adesina’s – President of AfDB started on Monday, May 15th, 2023, shows up after retired growers declined a preliminary bargain to obtain an expenditure within 10 years via treasury bills, according to an email seen by Reuters...