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As preparation for the Beijing Plus15 Banjul meeting gets to an advanced stage, samaritans from all sectors of society are coming on board to be part of this rare historic event with donations in cash or kind.
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by David Dunn is currently in The Gambia on a working visit to assess the economic performance as at end-September the sixth and final review of The Gambia's three-year programme under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF).
National Bank of Kenya's pre-tax profit rose six per cent in the first nine months of the year from Sh1.3 billion to Sh1.4 billion.
A MAJOR political battle between Zanu PF and the main MDC wing which could further destabilise the already unstable inclusive government is looming in parliament over the contentious Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Amendment Bill. The fight, coming at a time when the power struggle within the coalition government is intensifying necessitating the current regional diplomatic intervention, could fuel ...
The banking crisis which gripped Nigeria should not be seen from an isolated perspective. Now more than ever the Central Bank of the Gambia should do a comprehensive study of what happened in Nigeria with a view to developing its supervisory role.
Ghana stands the risk of being blacklisted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) if the country throws caution to the wind and adopts a financial regime which has all the characteristics of a tax haven arising out of moves to become a full-scale Offshore Financial Centre.
The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has assured all stakeholders that there is no need for a bail out fund for the insurance sector.
The Agricultural Bank of Namibia (Agribank) has implemented the Software Application Programme (SAP) and Enterprise Resource Program (ERP) aimed at improving client service delivery.
THE SEKYERE Rural Bank has embarked on a serious loan recovery exercise to bail the bank from distress.
Information gathered by the Business Chronicle from high sources in government, indicate that Mr. John Kofi Mensah, current Deputy Managing Director of UniBank, is heading for the top job as the new Managing Director of Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB).
The Bank of England increased its bond-buying programme by £25b n to £200b n yesterday and analysts said it would be the last expansion of the scheme to revive Britain's recession-hit economy.
OLD Mutual yesterday said it had traded well in its third quarter as it continued to actively address shareholder concerns that were raised last year.
NEDBANK Group has said annual profit may fall as much as 35% as unemployment rises in recession- hit SA and consumers struggle to repay debts.
NEDBANK Group has said annual profit may fall as much as 35% as unemployment rises in recession- hit SA and consumers struggle to repay debts.
The Ecowas Bank of Investment and Development, EBID, granted a complementary loan of 1.5 billion CFA F to the Lome Port (PAL) during its 26th session of Board of Directors on Wednesday in Lome (Togo).
Minister of State for Finance, Mr. Remi Babalola, has asked the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to withdraw the licences of under-capitalised insurance firms, insisting that such companies have no business in the new insurance sub-sector.
Human Sciences Research Council CEO Olive Shisana will chair the government's new advisory committee on national health insurance (NHI), Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced yesterday. She will head a 25-member body charged with advising the minister on policy, legislation and implementation of NHI.
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday said the bank will not relent in its efforts to ensure that public confidence is restored and sustained in the country's banking sector.
The government is partly to blame for the current high interest rates, Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has said.
Parents are to start paying school fees using a biometric system (finger prints) as opposed to the Automated Teller Machines cards and traditional over the counter system.
THE PTA Bank has listed a 7-year corporate bond on the fixed income securities market segment of the bourse.
Some banks in Nigeria have been bouncing their drafts, thus, creating lack of confidence in the payment system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said yesterday.
Insurance companies in Nigeria don't need stress test recently carried out in the banking sector by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has said.
MANAGING Director of Trustfund Plc, Mr. Bernard Ekwe has reassured stakeholders and depositors that there was no cause for alarm over their money with the company.
In a bid to support savings culture in the country, Fina Bank has launched a new savings account "Fina Saver" that will encourage customers with such accounts to earn impressive interest rates.
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