The AfroChampions Initiative has launched a private sector investment framework to secure financing for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
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Nigeria attracts US$15.15bn investment in H1 2019, says NIPC report
A total of US$15.15bn of investments were announced in Nigeria from the investors in 20 countries in the H1 2019, according to a report from Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)
Macroeconomic management weakens, social inclusion slightly up in Africa's fragile countries
Africas poorest countries saw a very little progress on average in improving the quality of their policy and institutional frameworks in 2018, according to the World Banks annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report
Mozambique implements IMF’s enhanced general data dissemination system
Mozambique has implemented the recommendations of the IMF’s enhanced general data dissemination system (e-GDDS) by publishing critical data through the National Summary Data Page (NSDP)
DPO Group acquires PayFast in a deal for African online payments sector
DPO Group, African payment service provider (PSP), has announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of the largest payment processors in South Africa