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Africa’s Leading Fintech – Moniepoint – Ranked Among the World’s Top Fintech Companies by CNBC

July 17, 2025/Thoburns Recognition spotlights Moniepoint’s impactful efforts at creating financial happiness for Africans everywhere Moniepoint Inc. (“Moniepoint” or the “Company”), one of Africa’s leading business payments and digital banking platforms, announces it has been named as one of the world’s top fintech companies by CNBC, reinforcing the Company’s pioneering […]

AfDB, Partners Launch a $263.8 Million Infrastructure Project to Transform Urban Development in Abia State

The project will rehabilitate more than 248 kilometers of roads in the cities of Umuahia and Aba July 17, 2025/AfDB The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Islamic Development Bank, Nigeria’s Federal Government and the Abia State, has launched the Abia State Integrated Infrastructure Development Project, a transformative $263.8 […]

AfDB Urges Bold Reforms to Unlock Capital and Accelerate Sustainable Growth in 2025 Report

The report notes that while Mauritius continues to post strong economic performance—recording real GDP growth of 4.9% in 2024, slightly down from 5% in 2023—structural constraints and external shocks continue to undermine the country’s growth trajectory July 17, 2025/AfDB The African Development Bank has urged Mauritius to accelerate structural reforms […]