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Kenya
Business: World Bank's IFC to acquire 10 per cent stake in Britam for Sh3.6b
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has made an entry into Kenya's insurance industry by acquiring a significant stake in Britam Holdings Ltd.
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Kenya
Business: Falling exports to EAC signal Kenya's weaker grip on region
Kenya's exports to the East African Community (EAC) fell by more than 27 per cent in the third quarter of 2016 further, loosening the country's grip on the key regional market.
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Kenya
Islamic finance roots grow deeper in Kenya
Insurance law sets the country on the path to being the regional hub on the continent
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Nigeria
CBN extends stamp duty collection to savings accounts
Everest Amaefule, Abuja Banks are no longer restricting the deduction of stamp duty on deposits made into current accounts, but now apply it to deposits made into savings accounts, investigation has shown. The Central Bank of Nigeria had through a circular issued on January 15, 2016 directed the Deposit Money ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria’s oil output tops foreign investors’ concern
Foreign investors planning to invest in Nigeria and other global markets this year are taking a keen look at the nation’s oil output among other factors. According to a Financial Times’ report, oil supply from the world’s biggest producers will be in focus from the first trading day of January ...
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Nigeria
Experts predict cyber blackout, more investments, MTN listing
MTN Nigeria’s listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange is expected to expand the coverage of the 4G space this year, among other forecasts, OZIOMA UBABUKOH writes Nigeria’s 65 million Internet users will in 2017 be restricted from accessing the World Wide Web because the Internet Protocol 4 (IPv4) is on ...
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Brasile
IML de Manaus deverá receber contêiner frigorífico para necrópsias de preso
O Instituto Médico Legal (IML) de Manaus deverá receber um contêiner frigorífico para auxiliar as atividades de necrópsia após o massacre no Complexo Penitenciário Anísio Jobim (Compaj), na madrugada desta segunda-feira (2/1). A briga entre as facções Família do Norte e o Primeiro Comando da Capital ...
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Brasile
Após massacre, ministro da Justiça embarca para Manaus
O ministro da Justiça, Alexandre de Moraes, viaja ainda nesta segunda-feira (2/12), para Manaus (AM) para se reunir com o governador do Amazonas, José Melo de Oliveira, e debater a situação dos presídios no Estado. Pelo menos 60 presidiários morreram em rebelião no Complexo Penitenciário Anísio ...
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Brasile
STF suspende liminares que mandavam pagar R$ 700 mi a servidores gaúchos
A presidente do Supremo Tribunal Federal, ministra Cármen Lúcia, deu liminar para suspender um conjunto de decisões do presidente do Tribunal de Justiça do Rio Grande do Sul que determinavam o pagamento do 13º salário a diversas categorias de servidores. Para a ministra, segundo seu entendimento na Suspensão de Liminar ...
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Brasile
Um dia após posse de Kalil, prefeitura de BH anuncia 2,8 mil exonerações
O novo prefeito de Belo Horizonte, Alexandre Kalil (PHS), exonerou cerca de 2,8 mil funcionários municipais que ocupavam cargos comissionados. A decisão, tomada um dia após a posse, foi divulgada no Diário Oficial do Município desta segunda-feira (2/1).A prefeitura não divulgou o impacto financeiro dos cortes, mas anunciou que a ...