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Mobile Banking Conference 2009

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:57:00 +0200

The Mobile Banking Conference to be held from 18 - 19 March 2009 in Lusaka, Zambia hopes to create a network platform for its speakers and attendees by developing relationships and engaging various industries on key topics. Celpay Zambia Limited, sponsor of the first Mobile Banking Conference is a mobile and internet banking payment solutions company.
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Zim banks to import foreign cash

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:53:00 +0200

Zimbabwe's central bank has ordered banks to start importing foreign currency from their nostro accounts as banks began grappling with increasing demand for foreign cash, bankers said. A nostro account is a bank account established in a foreign country for the purpose of holding that country's currency.
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JSE Africa trading exchange to boost inter-Africa investment

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:16:00 +0200

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will be launching Africa Board, its new African trading segment on the JSE's Main Board, which is set to increase interest and investment in African companies.
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Inflation at 6.5 quindecillion novemdecillion percent

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:21:00 +0200

The Zimbabwe dollar now seems to have lost all its appeal, and calls for the adoption of a foreign currency to replace the struggling monetary unit and put an end to the country's crippling hyperinflation are becoming louder.
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Old Mutual, NEPAD Business Foundation invest in Africa

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:48:00 +0200

Old Mutual has sponsored R1.5 million to the NEPAD Business Foundation (NBF) and is one of the NBF's main founding partners. Old Mutual operates in six countries in Africa including, South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Malawi, Swaziland and Zimbabwe and is headquartered and domiciled in London, UK.
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Africa endorses measures to mitigate impact of financial crisis

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:51:00 +0200

TUNIS: African finance ministers and central bank governors rose from a day-long meeting on Wednesday, 12 November 2008 in Tunis after the adoption of a communiqué on what their countries would do individually and collectively and the type of support they expect from the international community to caution the likely impact of the global financial crisis on their economies.
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Global economic turmoil should not affect 2010

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:25:00 +0200

MOSSEL BAY: The current global financial turmoil should not affect government's guarantees towards hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, says South African Trade and Industry Minister, Mandisi Mpahlwa.
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Malawian business journalists visit South Africa

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:41:00 +0200

National Bank of Malawi took 12 business journalists on a two-day tour to South Africa between February 19 and February 20 this year.
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