Updates

Ugandan farmers praise UN report citing flaws with Bidco

November 22, 2016/The Bidco Truth Coalition Embattled Ugandan farmers fighting threats and land grabbing by Bidco have praised a draft report by U.N. investigators that calls into question the company’s business practices. The report is the result of a complaint by the Bugala Farmers Association to the U.N.’s Social and […]

Access Bank Plc Expects MPC to Retain MPR at 14%

21/11/2016/Access Bank Plc /Economic Intelligence Unit The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will hold its final meeting for the year on the 21st and 22nd of November 2016. As usual the MPC will consider the domestic and international economic and financial market conditions, following […]

Launch of Boost Africa Initiative, a new integrated approach to boost young innovative entrepreneurs across Africa

Over 1,500 start-ups and high-growth SMEs to be supported across the continent 21/11/2016/AfDB Boost Africa Initiative, a unique partnership in support of innovation and entrepreneurship across Africa has been launched on Monday, November 21 in Abidjan by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) in partnership […]