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Orange launches its brand in Sierra Leone

October 18, 2017/Orange Orange, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, announces today the official launch of its brand in Sierra Leone. As of today, Airtel Sierra Leone becomes Orange Sierra Leone. The acquisition of Airtel Sierra Leone was finalised in July 2016 (http://APO.af/Zqj3fa) by Orange, together with its Senegal-based […]

UBA Plc – Weighed By Expensive Funding

Culled—Proshare October 17, 2017/ARM Research As market watchers say, late Friday is the best time to release bad earnings while early Monday is the perfect timing for an impressive result. With this in mind, UBA’s early release on Monday was initially greeted with optimism, with a more critical assessment of […]

Ecobank CEO advocates Credit Guarantee Schemes to encourage lending to Nigerian MSME’s

October 17, 2017/ETI The Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, Ade Ayeyemi, is calling for the Nigerian Government to introduce Credit Guarantee Schemes for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) as a measure to hedge their risk. Reiterating that MSME’s are a fundamental part of the economic fabric in […]