Business Affairss

GDP by 2027. To achieve its objectives, the executive plans to increase investments in the telecoms sector by 15% year-on-year; increase the number of tech workers by training three million talents; increase funding for start-ups by $5 billion; ex...

In Tunisia, the date harvest totaled 360,000 tonnes in 2023. This volume shows an increase of 6% compared to the production of 340,000 tonnes recorded during the previous campaign and marks a new record for the sector. With this new performance, T...

Naivas Chief of Strategy Andreas Von Paleske has affirmed that Kenyans will soon enjoy a reduction in prices on supermarket shelves following a decrease in import inflation. The Chief of Strategy said inflation has affected customers and supermar...

Post-harvest losses normally encountered by farmers in Bomet County will be a thing of the past following the planned establishment of aggregation food centre. The aggregation centre, which is basically a modern food store, is set to be located a...

Kenya and the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see the country host the Bank Group's annual meetings in 2024. National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary (CS) Prof. Njuguna Nd...

Namibia exported goods valued at N.dollars 7.4 billion and imported goods worth N.dollars 12.3 billion in August 2023, resulting in a trade deficit of N.dollars of 4.9 billion. This is according to the Namibia Merchandise Trade Statistics bulletin...

The Makutano Network held its 9th Business Forum in Abidjan on 20 and 21 September. For the first time, the Forum was held outside Central Africa and brought together 150 Congolese and Ivorian decision-makers, with the aim of unlocking intra-Africa...

The World Bank will provide $290 million in financing in the form of credits and grants from the International Development Association (IDA) to improve and harmonize data systems in Central Africa. This funding will strengthen evidence-based decisi...