Business Tanzania targets internet giants with new tax Dar es Salaam – Tanzania will introduce a digital tax this year, the country’s finance minister said, in a... Read more 15 Jun
Business Kenya unveils $28bn budget to spur recovery Nairobi – Kenya’s finance minister on Thursday unveiled a $28 billion budget aimed at helping the economy recover after... Read more 8 Apr
Business Risk ‘high’ for SA’s economic recovery, says finance minister Godongwana Cape Town – South Africa’s economic recovery – encumbered by the pandemic, riots, graft and high unemployment – will... Read more 24 Feb
Business Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari approves record budget for 2022 Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed off on his government’s 2022 budget of a record 17 trillion... Read more 1 Jan
Business Cash-strapped Tunisia to borrow $7bn more in 2022 Tunis – Debt-ridden Tunisia unveiled a 2022 budget on Tuesday that will see it borrow almost $7 billion more, as... Read more 29 Dec, 2021
Business Ghana parliament approves budget days after rejecting it Accra – Ghana’s parliament approved the country’s 2022 budget on Tuesday, days after it was rejected over feuding between rival... Read more 1 Dec, 2021
Business Ghana parliament rejects 2022 budget after lawmakers walk out Accra – Ghana’s parliament on Friday rejected the government’s 2022 budget proposal due to concerns over an electronic banking levy.... Read more 27 Nov, 2021
Business South Africa sees rebound in growth Cape Town – South Africa’s new finance minister on Thursday forecast the economy will this year rebound with 5.1% growth,... Read more 11 Nov, 2021
Business Zambia unveils $9.8bn budget, aims to end debt crisis Lusaka – Zambia’s new government laid out its plan to restore financial stability on Friday, presenting a new budget as... Read more 30 Oct, 2021