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SA fuel levy court battle underway

SA fuel levy

Nigeria’s central bank maintains key rate

Most economists polled by Reuters had predicted the Central Bank of Nigeria would leave the rate unchanged.

World Bank targets $6.4 billion guarantees to boost Africa growth

The World Bank Group is seeking to scale up financial guarantees for Africa, with a target to more than double annual issuance to $6.4 billion by 2030 in an effort to unlock private investment and drive economic growth.

AfDB sanctions firm, individuals over Kenya electricity project fraud

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has imposed sanctions on a Kenyan engineering company and two individuals following findings of fraud linked to an electricity access project in Kenya.