December 2, 2020//-Global Digital Finance (GDF), the cryptoassets and digital finance industry membership body, is warning that potential plans proposed by the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Federal Reserve to amend the Travel Rule threshold for funds transfer that begin or end outside the United States from $3,000 to $250, could negatively […]
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Capital Drought: China to Cut Back Lending to Africa in the Post-COVID-19 Era
December 2, 2020//-Chinese infrastructure lending to African countries is widely expected to slow over the next 1-2 years amid mounting debt sustainability concerns.
Ghana Audit Service Confirms Ghc52.5 Billion Of Tax Revenue Missing
Accra, Ghana, December 2, 2020
African Businesses Demand Justice Against Disgraced Spanish Police Commander, Diario Rombe Founder
Johannesburg, South Africa, December 1, 2020/ — Former Spanish Police Commissioner José Villarejo and Delfin Mocache Massoko, who manages Equatorial Guinea’s digital newspaper Diario Rombe, will be sued and brought to justice.
Private Equity, Venture Capital Drive Growth Opportunities in Africa
30 November 2020//- A new Covid-19 Response Report (CRR) produced by Oxford Business Group (OBG), in partnership with the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA), highlighted the investment opportunities that have emerged in essential sectors in the economies of Africa.
Beauty Industry to Lose $175 Billion in Revenue Due to COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, every industry, company, and business is slowly learning to adapt to new consumer behaviour.
Amidu Fights Back: Akufo-Addo is the “Mother Serpent of Corruption”
Accra, Ghana, November 27, 2020//-Ghana’s Former Special Prosecutor Martin Alamisi Amidu has responded to comments by the presidency after accepting his resignation some few weeks ago.
Ghana: 10 Gov’t Officials Demanding Bribes from Me – American Investor
Accra, Ghana, November 27, 2020//-An American Businessman and Managing Director of Alafei Foods Company Limited, Claude D Convisser, has alleged that between eight to ten government officials are demanding bribes from him.
Put Small-scale Traders at the Heart of Efforts to Speed Up Trade in Africa post COVID-19
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, November 27, 2020/ — Industry experts meeting this week for a virtual discussion focused on resetting, retooling and restarting regional integration in Africa in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, underscored the importance of putting small scale traders at the heart of any initiatives.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: How Global and Local Experience Would Play out in WTO Top Job
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has already held top positions in several international bodies. GettyImages Ezebuilo Ukwueze, University of Nigeria November 27, 2020//-The global economy faces profound uncertainties, particularly in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, faith in the efficacy of international bodies such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been weakened by a power […]