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Nigeria:Buhari’s Agric Policies Inspire FBB Rice Mill — Ex-Rep Fatima Bello
Nigeria.
Agri-Food.The Chairman, Board of Directors, FBB Rice mill, Fatima Binta Bello has explained that the agricultural policies of Muhammadu Buhari led administration had inspired her to establish the rice mill in Kano.The 160 ton capacity rice processing factory was commissioned on Saturday by the former governor...
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Egypt, EU, AFD conclude project worth €52M in agricultural sector
Egypt.
Agri-Food.CAIRO – 23 November 2020: The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, the European Union, and the Agence Francaise de Developpment (AFD) held on Monday a ceremony to celebrate the conclusion of the Support to Agricultural SME's Project (SASME) displaying funding and training provided. The...
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Nigeria:2 Nigerians, 4 Others Win AfDB’s $120,000 Prize
Nigeria. Afrique.
Advice & Training.Six African youths including three from Nigeria have won African Development Bank’s (ADB) $120,000 prize for the AgricPitch competition.Elizabeth Gikebe, the founder of Mhogo Foods in Kenya, won the women-empowered businesses category $20,000 prize.Other winners are Femi Aiki, Foodlocker, Nigeria ($...
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Tunisia:Agriculture-Training,Partnership agreement to improve skills of young people and women in rural areas
Tunisia.
Agri-Food. Advice & Training.The Agency for Agricultural Extension and Training and the consumer cooperative (Tunisie Coop), on Friday, inked a partnership agreement to develop the skills of young people and women in rural areas and to improve their employability and integration into professional life.The agreement aims to supp...
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IVORY COAST: 75 young people trained in solar energy and energy efficiency
Ivory Coast.
Energy. Advice & Training.In Ivory Coast, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the German cooperation agency, financed the training of 75 young people on photovoltaic solar energy and energy efficiency. The participants in this programme recently received their scrolls after eight months of trai...
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SENEGAL: ERS and CFM to install a solar power plant (30 MWp) in Niakhar
Senegal.
Energy.Solar photovoltaic system supplier Energy Resources Senegal (ERS) recently joined forces with Climate Fund Managers (CFM) to build a 30 MWp solar photovoltaic plant in the district of Niakhar in Senegal. The installation will be equipped with a battery-based electricity storage system.The agreement...
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Morocco, Germany to Jointly Address GHG Emissions in Transport Sector
Morocco.
Business Climate. Public Works & Transport.Morocco and Germany are set to work together to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transport sector through a new agreement.The Moroccan Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics, and Water and the local office of Germany’s International Cooperation Agency, GIZ Morocco, signed on Friday,...
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Nigeria:Nigerians will tolerate higher prices to have lower interest rates – Survey
Nigeria.
Bank & Finance.A survey by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that Nigerians, given a trade-off, are willing to pay more for goods and services to have lower interest rates.The preference as contained in the ‘Q3 Inflation Attitude Survey Report’ released yesterday, shows that Nigerians are still comfor...
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Nigeria:TSA, FG Monthly Savings On Interest Hits N45bn
Nigeria.
Bank & Finance.The Federal Government savings on Treasury Single Account (TSA) from banks charges and interests on government funds has peaked at N45bn monthly.The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this on Tuesday at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU), w...
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Nigeria:Media Firm Launches N388m Grant For SMEs
Nigeria.
Information technology.Amedia platform, Pop Central, has launched SME Advert Grant, an initiative that will avail small businesses the opportunity of free exposure on live television.Pop Central is giving verified Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria N388m worth of free advert grants via its station, Pop Central...
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Egypt increases imports, encourages domestic production to maintain food security amid pandemic
Egypt.
Agri-Food.Egypt has expanded its import contracts and successfully met public demand for food by following a government action plan that came with the coronavirus outbreak in March, according to a report from Egypt’s al-Borsaa news website.Nomani Nasr Nomani, Advisor to Egypt’s supply and trade minister, repo...
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Egypt : Future Homes records EGP 30m in sales during AQARI Exhibition
Egypt.
Construction & Real Estate.Future Homes Development recorded contractual sales worth over EGP 30m during its participation at the Al-Ahram Real Estate Exhibition (AQARI), which took place in Cairo from 1 to 4 October.Mohamed Mounir, the company’s Chairperson, said that Future Homes Development has also launched the third...
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Egypt’s Immigration Minister follows up UAE expats complaint of being subjected to fraud
Egypt.
Tourism & leisure.CAIRO – 12 October 2020: Egypt’s Minister of Immigration Nabila Makram contacted Attorney General Hamada El Sawy to address complains lodged by 300 Egyptian expats who were subjected to fraud by people who claimed they would bring them back to Kuwait after spending quarantine period in the UAE...
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Egypt : EBRD chooses Egypt as top investment market for second time in a row
Egypt.
Bank & Finance. Information technology. Business Climate.The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has chosen Egypt as the top investment market for 2021-2025, based on the three objectives of reducing carbon emissions to promote environmental sustainability, promoting equal opportunities for women, and digital transformation.Egypt had a...
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Egypt : MENA startup investments see slowdown in September
Egypt.
Bank & Finance. Business Climate.Investments in startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) witnessed a slowdown in September for the first time in 2020 with $10.9 million raised in 30 fresh investment deals, according to the investment vehicle Wamda.Egypt had the lion share of these investments with $3.36 million, whereas...
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Egypt :Nestlé intensifies efforts to maintain health and safety measures across all factories
Egypt.
Agri-Food. Energy.To fight economic hardships imposed by the pandemic, the Egyptian government implemented a strategy to support the business sector, as it navigated through the economic turmoil. The success of this strategy has been reflected through readiness of the most affected industries to re-operate as markets...
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Nigeria :NPDC Eyes 600mmscf/d Of Gas Supply To Domestic Gas Market, Set To Commission 240MT LPG Plant In Edo
Nigeria.
Energy.The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), an Exploration and Production subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), is looking at boosting its gas supply to the domestic market by 600million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) in the next three to five years.Th...
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Nigeria:‘Unveiling Digital Products To Deepen Islamic Banking’
Nigeria.
Bank & Finance. Information technology.The Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of TAIF Digital Institute for Islamic Finance in Toronto Canada, Mr. Fahad Siddiqui, has said the roll-out of shariah-based digital financial products will deepen Islamic finance in Nigeria.Speaking on Monday, he said the deployment of technology can enable...
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Nigeria:Govt To Reintegrate Modular Refineries – Enang
Nigeria.
Energy.The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger-Delta Affairs, Senator Eta Enang said the federal government will reintegrate modular refineries into the mainstream refineries for the benefit of the country.Enang disclosed this in Abuja when he paid a working visit to the Minister of Science...
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Nigeria:19,943 farmers benefit as NIRSAL deploys Agro model to support N’East economy
Nigeria.
Agri-Food.Some 19,943 farmers in Nigeria’s North East, cultivating rice, maize and soybean on 29,919 hectares of farmland in Borno, Adamawa, Taraba and Gombe States have benefitted from various incentives and inputs from the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) to aid...
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Morocco:Agriculture and Maritime Fishing Sectors Capable of Meeting Production Requirements in These Difficult Times (Minister)
Morocco.
Agri-Food.Rabat - The agriculture and maritime fishing sectors have well-defined mechanisms and visions enabling them to meet the requirements of production during this difficult economic situation, said Monday in Rabat minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Aziz Akhannou...
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Tunisia:Higher Investment Council approves projects with total cost of 160 MD
Tunisia.
Bank & Finance.The Higher Investment Council approved, on Friday July 17, 2020, four major investment projects with a national vocation, representing a total investment of about 160 million dinars (MD) during the first meeting of the Council, for the year 2020, held in Kasabah, under the chairmanship of Prime Mini...
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Bank of Algeria: Issuance of new banknotes, coins
Algeria.
Bank & Finance.The Bank of Algeria announced today, Saturday July 04, 2020, the issuance of new banknotes and coins.The Bank of Algeria explained that it is the 2000 dinars bill and other coins.In this vein, the Ministry of Finance announced, this Saturday, the launch of a new banknote on the national market, in a...
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Algeria:Gas;Sonatrach, ENI renew 3 partnership agreements untill year 2049
Algeria. Europe.
Energy.ALGIERS- Algerian national hydrocarbon company SONATRACH and its historic partner Italy’s ENI have concluded three agreements renewing, untill the year 2049, their partnership in the field of gas, the company said in a statement.The contracts will allow the marketing of Algerian natural gas by Eni t...
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Electricity/Africa: Morocco Ready to Share its Know-how in the Framework of South-South Cooperation (Official)
Morocco. Afrique.
Business Climate. Energy.Morocco is committed to sharing its expertise with African countries in the area of electrical trades as part of South-South cooperation, said Monday Director General of the National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Abderrahim El Hafidi.This came during talks with a large delegation...
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Morocco Pledges $209 Million Renovation Project in Five Moroccan Cities
Morocco.
Bank & Finance. Environment.The Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region council and the Wilaya (administrative division) of the same region have approved partnership agreements to renovate and develop five northern Moroccan cities with a budget of MAD 1.86 billion.Eight ministries signed the convention, including the Ministry of Eco...
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Tunisia:Payment institutions to start operating soon (BCT Governor)
Tunisia.
Bank & Finance.Two or three payment institutions will start operating in this area in the coming days after obtaining the authorisation of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), announced its Governor Marouane Abassi on Tuesday.These payment institutions are among several companies that have filed applications with th...
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Algeria looks to achieve sustainable development through energy transition program
Algeria.
Energy.Minister of Energy, Mohamed Arkab, said last week in Algiers that the Energy Transition Program provided for in the Government’s Action Plan will allow Algeria to achieve sustainable development.In a press statement on the sidelines of an information day on the safety and security of radioactive sou...
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morocco-Business Support and Financing Program: 'Intelaka' Program Launched
Morocco.
Bank & Finance.Rabat - The "Intelaka" program was officially launched on Monday in Rabat, following the signing before HM King Mohammed VI of the agreements establishing the start of the business support and financing Program.The launch of the program took place at a ceremony chaired by minister of Economy, Financ...
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November
Nigeria:Buhari’s Agric Policies Inspire FBB Rice Mill — Ex-Rep Fatima Bello
The Chairman, Board of Directors, FBB Rice mill, Fatima Binta Bello has explained that the agricultural policies of Muhammadu Buhari led administration had inspired her to establish the rice mill in K...
November
Egypt : Etisalat Egypt plans to inject LE5B investments in 2021CEO
CAIRO - 23 November 2020: CEO of Etisalat Egypt Hazem Metwally said that the company plans to inject about LE 5 billion worth of investments during 2021 to continue improving its services.This sum wil...
November
Egypt, EU, AFD conclude project worth €52M in agricultural sector
CAIRO – 23 November 2020: The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, the European Union, and the Agence Francaise de Developpment (AFD) held on Monday a ceremony to celebrate the conclusion of...
November
Egypt : LE36M collected through Egypt's government e-payment platform since Sept.
CAIRO - 23 November 2020: Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said revealed that LE36 million have been collected since September through the electronic payment platform of t...
November
Egypt : HSBC expects Egypt to build on growth momentum during 2021
HSBC’s Global Economic Outlook virtual roadshow came to Egypt, last week, with 100 of the bank’s clients attending the online event.The event was attended by: Simon Williams, Chief Economist for Centr...
November
Egypt : Bourse gains LE 3.2B, all indexes up
CAIRO - 23 November 2020: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes posted collective gains at the close of Monday's trading, amid purchases by foreign and Arab investment funds and financial institutions,...
November
Egypt-UK Economic Relations on an Upward Trend
CAIRO - 23 November 2020: The economic relations between Egypt and the United Kingdom have been witnessing significant developments in light of Covid-19, Brexit and Egypt’s economic reform program.The...
November
Egypt, Nigeria agree to exchange information on mineral extraction
CAIRO – 23 November 2020: Spokesperson of the Ministry of Petroleum, Mining, and Mineral Resources stated Sunday that Minister Tarek al-Molla and his Nigerian counterpart agreed in a phone call on exc...
November
Nigeria:Port Harcourt Refinery’s Rehabilitation Begins Q1 2021 — NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it will begin the second phase of the rehabilitation of Port-Harcourt Refinery in the first quarter of 2021.NNPC targets getting the four refine...
November
Nigeria:Notore Nets N9.3bn Profit
An agro-allied company, Notore Chemical Industries Plc, has recorded N9.3 billion operating profit for twelve months which ended September 2020, about 172 percent increase from the previous year...
November
Nigeria:UBA Records N90bn Profit In Q3
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced a growth in its gross earnings of N454.4 billion in the third quarter of 2020, rising from N428.7bn recorded in September, 2019, and recorded N90.4bn as...
November
Nigeria:Shoprite Opens Stores For Local Producers
Nigerian producers will again have the opportunity to sell their fruit and vegetables directly to Shoprite customers with effect from next Saturday, Shoprite has disclosed.This is part of the retailer...
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Egypt : Political stability ‘important pillar’ of development in Egypt: Businessman Ayman Al-Gamil
Egypt,Bank & Finance, Business Climate,
CAIRO – 16 November 2020: Political stability is one of the most important pillars of development that Egypt is witnessing in the recent years, along with restructuring institutions, and restoring sec...
is the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank, a Nigerian...
Nigeria:GT targets payment, asset management, PFA, others under HoldCo
Nigeria,Bank & Finance,
Having obtained regulatory approval in principle, GT Bank Plc plans to join some of its peers in the banking sector to diversify its financial services under a holding company (HoldCo), which it antic...
(born January 8, 1961) is a Nigerian trade union activist an...
Nigeria:Textiles Alone Can Generate 2.5 Million Jobs – Issa Aremu
Nigeria,Industry,
Issa Aremu, Vice President of IndustriALL Global Union, has said that the textile industries alone can generate over 2.5 million jobs in Nigeria if rejuvenated.To President Muhammadu Buhari, Aremu sai...
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Egypt's agricultural exports record positive levels despite COVID-19
Egypt,Agri-Food,
CAIRO – 1 November 2020: Egypt's agricultural exports have recorded very positive levels during the past months, despite what the world has witnessed of economic pressures and a complete or parti...
was born on 12th August 1971 to the family of Alhaji Aliyu...
Nigeria:We’re Seeking Reform In Engineering Profession – Chairman, NICE
Nigeria,Advice & Training,
Aishatu Aliyu Umar is the outgoing chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE). In this interview, Umar speaks on the Institution’s quest to reform engineering education and why bui...
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Nigeria:We’ve Acquired Tech, Skills For Nigerian-Made Car Engines – Zeetin’s Boss, Azibaola
Nigeria,Industry,
Robert Azibaola is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Zeetin Engineering Limited, a start-up precision engineering company that specialises in producing car engines, spare parts and...
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Egypt : Achievements of Egyptian poultry sector exceed expectations: Businessman Ayman Al-Gamil
Egypt,Agri-Food, Business Climate,
CAIRO - 4 October 2020 The achievements of the Egyptian pourtlry sector in recent years exceeded all the expectations, Businessman Ayman Al-Gamil said Sunday. “After losing its great capabilities...
Nabil Diab is a Partner for Assurance services at PwC ...
Egypt’s new data protection law and what it means for business
Egypt,Information technology,
It is not an overstatement to say that data privacy is one of the hottest topics on the minds of business leaders around the globe today. The need for businesses to go digital is stronger than ever, a...
Chiedu is an electric energy law specialist. He qualified as...
Nigeria:We’ll Deliver 5,000MW From NIPP Plants Next Year – NDPHC MD, Ugbo
Niger, Nigeria,Business Climate, Energy,
Mr Chiedu Ugbo is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC); he had his tenure renewed for four years recently by President Muhammadu Buhari. I...
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Tunisia at Meetings Africa 2020, November 24-25
09 December 2020
10 December 2020
Egypt (BiznEX).
Egypt : MSMEDA to take part in BiznEX on 9-10 December
22 December 2020
23 December 2020
Tunisia
Tunisia to host Arab Housing Congress next December 22 and 23
22 November 2020
25 November 2020
Cairo ICT Exhibition
Egypt : Cairo ICT 2020 themed 'The Big Reset' to be held on Nov. 22-25
10 November 2020
via Zoom
Nigeria:FirstBank Hosts SME Webinar
10 November 2020
12 November 2020
Lagos
Nigeria:Over 100,000 For ‘Ehingbeti’ Economic Summit
27 October 2020
28 October 2020
Fairmont Heliopolis Hotel Cairo
Egypt : The 6th Annual Intelligent Cities Exhibition & Con (ICEC 2020) Kicks Off 27 October in Cairo
22 October 2020
en ligne
Tunisia:Investment opportunities at heart of Tunisia-UK Trade and Investment e-Forum [Upd 1]
22 October 2020
02 November 2020
Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)
Nigeria:ACCI Holds 15th Abuja Int’l Trade Fair Oct
14 October 2020
Owerri
NIGERIA:GACN Holds Forum To Boost Gas Utilisation In S/East
