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Following the acquisition of Ampersand Microfinance Bank, Bankly has now evolved into a MicroFinance Bank. 

Bankly acquisition aims to deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria

Ghana’s invitation to exchange $809.9 million in domestic dollar bonds for a package of new bonds with lower rates and longer maturities expires today. John Gatsi, Dean of University of Cape Coast School of Business joins CNBC Africa for more. 

Ghana’s domestic dollar bonds exchange expires

 Stephen Akintayo, the Chairman of GText Holdings, joins CNBC Africa to explore options available to investors in Nigeria's real estate sector.

Hedging real estate investment risks against naira volatility

Ghana Revenue Authority has collected 1.2 billion Ghana Cedis in Value Added Tax between January and May this year as the country hopes to generate about 400 million Ghana cedis in revenue from the newly introduced gaming tax. 

Ghana’s revenue from VAT hits GH₵1.2bn between Jan-May 2023

Investors are digesting the appointment of Wale Edun as Nigeria's minister of finance.

Nigeria's Eurobond rallies on finance minister appointment

West African army chiefs will meet in Ghana's capital Accra on Thursday and Friday this week to prepare for a possible military intervention in Niger.

Niger coup: What military options are available to ECOWAS?

Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that Nigeria's inflation surged further in July to 24.1 per cent. 

Nigeria's inflation rises to 24.1% in July

Four instruments offered to investors at Monday's FGN bond auction raised a total subscription of 312.6 billion naira, signalling a strong investor appetite for the 30-year Bond on offer. 

Nigeria's bond auction sees ₦312.6bn subscription

The MTN Foundation says it will train over 20,000 women with entrepreneur skills, covering technology, education, business growth and providing them with start-up capital. 

How MTN Foundation is empowering women entrepreneurs

The National Emergency Management Agency has warned against heavy rainfall and flooding in 19 states and 56 communities in the country in August.

Mitigating impact of flood in Nigeria

Anna Ekeledo, the Executive Director at AfriLabs says the establishment of more innovation and technology hubs is key to creating the right environment for Africa’s young innovators across key sectors of the economy.

Revamping support for African innovators

Ghana’s headline inflation hit to 43.1 per cent year-on-year in the month of July from the 42.5 per cent recorded in June. 

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