13-Feb-2019 to 19:32
Kigali hosting African fine coffees exhibition
APA- Kigali (Rwanda) — The 17th African Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition, the largest such gathering in Africa opened in the Rwandan capital Kigali on Wednesday.
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Mauritius based credit rating agency cleared to operate in Kenya
APA-Nairobi(Kenya) — The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) on Thursday disclosed it has approved the registration of Mauritius based CARE Ratings (Africa) Private Limited (CRAF) as a credit rating agency, to evaluate the relative creditworthiness of issuers of securities and assign ratings to such securities.
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Kenya: Agriculture key driver of growth in counties
APA-Nairobi(Kenya) — Agriculture remains a key driver of growth in Kenya’s 47 counties with the exception of Nairobi and Mombasa which are home to industrial centres, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics(KNBS).
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Namibia power supply safe amidst crisis in South Africa
APA-Windhoek (Namibia) — Namibia is not in danger of power disruption despite electricity crisis being experienced by South African power utility Eskom, from which the country import most of its electricity.
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Uptake of credit by Kenyans to surge in February-Survey
APA-Nairobi(Kenya) — Kenyan banks are expecting an increase in the demand for credit by Kenyans in February 2019 compared to December last year, a survey by the Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) released on Wednesday disclosed.
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Namibia: Repo Rate maintained at 6.75 percent
APA-Windhoek (Namibia) — The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Namibia on Wednesday left the Repo rate unchanged at 6.75 percent.
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Tullow Oil Kenya posts $85m in after-tax profit
APA-Nairobi(Kenya) — British oil and gas exploration firm, Tullow Oil on Wednesday disclosed it recorded a post-tax profit of $85 million in 2018.
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