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Senate Passes Receivables Financing Bill to Unlock $50 Billion African Factoring Market for MSMEs - Nigeria
Senate Moves to Expand Judiciary, Introduce Virtual Courts

The Senate on Wednesday took a decisive step towards overhauling Nigeria’s overburdened judiciary, passing for…

CBN proposes stricter regulation of banks, affiliated companies’ business dealings - Nigeria
CBN proposes stricter regulation of banks, affiliated companies’ business dealings

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued draft guidelines that would impose stricter controls…

Egypt Clears Longstanding Oil Debt to Unlock New Energy Projects - Africa
Egypt Clears Longstanding Oil Debt to Unlock New Energy Projects

Egypt announced on 10 June that it has fully settled all outstanding payments owed to…

Critical Minerals: What the U.S. DOMINANCE Act Means for African Producers - Africa
Critical Minerals: What the U.S. DOMINANCE Act Means for African Producers

The U.S. House of Representatives passed, Monday, the DOMINANCE Act, a new bipartisan bill designed…

How New Tax Rules Affect Digital Platforms - Rwanda
How New Tax Rules Affect Digital Platforms

The government is tightening its tax oversight of the digital economy through new Value Added…

SEC Approves Cornerstone Scheme To Unbundle Composite Insurance Operations Nationwide - Nigeria
SEC Approves Cornerstone Scheme To Unbundle Composite Insurance Operations Nationwide

Cornerstone Insurance Plc has secured a no-objection approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

MTN Fintech Targets Credit Market With Direct Lending Plans - Nigeria
MTN Fintech Targets Credit Market With Direct Lending Plans

The financial technology arm of MTN is mulling a direct shift into lending after bringing…

Queensland to invest $3.2 billion into CopperString transmission project – pv magazine Australia - Global
Queensland to invest $3.2 billion into CopperString transmission project

The Queensland government has pledged to invest $3.2 billion (USD 2.2 billion) in the CopperString…

Argentina bets on AI-managed businesses to attract global tech investment - Nigeria
Argentina bets on AI-managed businesses to attract global tech investment

Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, and his administration have proposed creating a new legal…

MTN Targets Nigeria’s $236 Billion SME Credit Gap As MoMo Expands Into Direct Lending In 2026 - Nigeria
MTN Targets Nigeria’s $236 Billion SME Credit Gap As MoMo Expands Into Direct Lending In 2026

MTN Group is accelerating plans to transform its mobile money business into a broader financial…