Lagos, Nigeria, October 14, 2017 – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship, has wrapped its 3rd annual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum on 14th of October 2017 in Lagos.
Category: Finance
Elumelu: African Leaders Should Focus on Creating the Enabling Environment
Lagos, Nigeria, October 14, 2017//-African philanthropist Tony Elumelu, has urged African leaders across the continent to continue to focus on creating the enabling environment for businesses to thrive.
UK Bank Apologises to Asante King
The Ghana International Bank has admitted it erred with some claims it made against the Asantehene as part of its defense in a case before a UK employment tribunal.
Access Bank Secures Additional Investment for Ghana Operations
Access Bank Plc, the majority shareholder of Access Bank Ghana, which is ranked as one of the top three banks in Nigeria and amongst the top 20 banks in Africa by assets and capital, has announced its intention to inject additional capital into the Bank’s operations in Ghana before end of Q1 in 2018 after […]
AfDB’s Second Trade Finance in Africa Survey Report Out
October 6, 2017//-The African Development Bank (AfDB) has released its second Trade Finance in Africa survey report: ‘Trade Finance in Africa: Overcoming Challenges‘.
UBA Launches Fourth Edition of National Essay Competition
Accra, October 5, 2017//-The 2017 edition of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) National Essay Competition has been launched in Accra, with a call on Senior High School (SHS) students in Ghana to take part in the annual competition.
HFC to Raise GH¢50M Through Renounceable Rights Issue
Accra, October 4, 2017//-Shareholders of HFC Bank have given approval to its board to raise an additional capital of GH¢50 million through renounceable rights issue.
SSP Marks 30 Years in African Insurance Market
Johannesburg, South Africa, October 3, 2017//-SSP, a leading global provider of technology systems and solutions across the entire insurance industry, is celebrating its 30-year anniversary of providing general insurance (short-term) software solutions to African customers.
UK Banks to Freeze Accounts of Illegal Ghanaians, Others
October 2, 2017//-Ghanaians and other nationalities living in the UK illegally will from January, 2018 see their bank accounts frozen following a new directive by the UK Government to weed out illegal immigrants.
Ecobank Deploys mVisa Across 33 African Countries
Lome, Togo, October 2, 2017/ — Ecobank has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to their consumers.