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<p>A UN study that assesses the ability of countries to produce and export manufactured goods competitively shows that East African nations are lagging with Kenya for example ranked 115 out of 152 countries. Observers worry that this lack of competitiveness will undermine the effectiveness of the AfCTA to regional businesses. CNBC Africa spoke with Victor Otieno, MD at Viffa Consult for more.</p>


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<p>As oil prices hit a nine-month high with Brent crude hovering around 51 dollars and 60 cents, worries around oil demand recovery persist despite improved vaccination hopes. Oil cartel, OPEC, trimmed its 2021 demand forecast yet again to 95.89 million barrels per day just as its Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee rescheduled this week’s meeting for early January.  Joining CNBC Africa to discuss what to expect from the oil sector next year are Adeoye Adefulu, Partner at Odujinrin and Adefulu, Kola Karim, the Chairman of Shoreline Group and Niyi Falade, CEO of Crusader Sterling Pensions.</p>


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<p>From COVID-19 induced lockdowns and the associated economic impact, to a coup d&#8217;etat and a number of elections, West Africa has had quite a busy year.</p>


COVID-19: How to position Nigeria for economic recovery in 2021

COVID-19: What’s the path to recovery for West African economies?

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<p>Every day that passes seals the fate of the abducted students says the president of the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operations of Nigeria, Ona Ekhomu. While calling on the governor of Katsina state to personally, lead the effort to rescue the remaining 333 students, Ekhomu urged the governor to adopt the Makama strategy to recover the students from the bandits. He joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


#KANKARABOYS: Assessing Nigeria’s options in freeing the abducted boys

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<p>South Sudan and the World Health Organization launched a national action plan for 2020-24 that aims at strengthening the country’s healthcare system to respond to disease outbreaks. The country also signed a five-year health cooperation agreement with China. Akol Dok, Africa Political &#038; Economic Affairs Analyst joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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<p>The International Monetary Fund says Nigeria’s outlook is challenging under current policies. The IMF further disclosed that exchange rate and monetary policy reforms, increased revenue mobilization and structural reforms will help to unlock Nigeria’s growth potential. This comes after the completion of the IMF’s 2020 Article IV mission to Nigeria. Tilewa Adebajo, CEO of CFG Advisory joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


IMF: Outlook for Nigeria challenging under current policies

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<p>Governor of Katsina State Aminu Masari has confirmed that 333 out of 839 students of the Government Science School in Kanakara, Katsina State are still unaccounted for after bandits kidnapped hundreds of students from the school on Friday. Families of the kidnapped students have taken to the streets to demand action, as the government&#8217;s rescue efforts continue. Tilewa Adebajo, the CEO of CFG Advisory joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Protests erupt in Katsina State over 333 kidnapped students

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<p>As the start of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement draws closer, we find out how technology can help to boost trade delivery with Alioune Ciss, CEO of Webb Fontaine.</p>


AfCFTA: Webb Fontaine CEO on how technology can boost trade delivery

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<p>As part of its agenda to turn Lagos State into a “smart city”, the state government organized the second edition of the Art of Technology, bringing together various innovators.</p>


Lagos State taps tech minds for smarter city agenda

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<p>According to McKinsey, the African electronics payment industry generated approximately $19.3billion in revenues in 2019, of which approximately $10 billion was from domestic electronic payments. Kennedy Mubita, Ventures Lead Africa Middle East at Standard Chartered Bank joins CNBC Africa to unpack emerging payment trends and the opportunities for Kenyan customers to embrace digital payments.</p>


Tracking emerging payment trends on the African continent

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<p>In 2014, the EAC member states ratified the East African Monetary Union which is the third pillar in the region&#8217;s integration process. 6 years later and the governments in the region are still harmonising the policies required to attain a single currency by 2024. CNBC Africa spoke to George Bodo, CEO of Callstreet for more.</p>


Callstreet CEO on what the EAC needs to attain single currency by 2024

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<p>The United Nations Commission for Africa has called on global leaders to take bold actions and act swiftly in other to minimise the impact of the pandemic crisis on Africa. While highlighting swift measures that can be undertaken within the next three to six months, UNECA stressed that Africa’s resilience to the crisis will break if global policy leaders remain timid or indifferent in their response. Dr Adama Coulibaly, Chief of the Sub-Regional Initiatives at UNECA Central Office and Victor Aluyi, Head of Portfolio Management at Commercio Partners join CNBC Africa for this discussion.</p>


COVID-19: Driving Africa’s recovery through diversification & industrialization

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<p>Nigeria has seen a renewed spike in COVID-19 cases, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reported 675 new cases and six deaths on Thursday. The spike comes while the World Bank advised the government to deepen reforms to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on its economy. Victor Aluyi, Head of Portfolio Management at Commercio Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


World Bank urges Nigeria to deepen reforms to mitigate COVID-19 impact

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<p>The government of Ethiopia has implemented numerous reforms in the country’s financial sector aimed at liberalizing the sector.</p>


Ethiopia embarks on financial sector reforms to attract foreign investment

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<p>While the statistics vary about the impact of remote work on employee productivity, organisations are still tweaking the business models to adapt to the new normal. Wale Adediran, President and Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management join CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How work-from-home impacts productivity

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<p>Uganda’s public debt is projected to hit 47.5 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product in the current financial year due to increased borrowing and expenditure to counteract the COVID-19 pandemic, so could the country be headed into a debt crisis? Julius Mukunda, Executive Director at of the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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#KANKARABOYS: Assessing Nigeria’s options in freeing the abducted boys

South Sudan, WHO launch national action plan to strengthen country’s healthcare system

IMF: Outlook for Nigeria challenging under current policies

Protests erupt in Katsina State over 333 kidnapped students

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Lagos State taps tech minds for smarter city agenda

Tracking emerging payment trends on the African continent

Callstreet CEO on what the EAC needs to attain single currency by 2024

COVID-19: Driving Africa’s recovery through diversification & industrialization

World Bank urges Nigeria to deepen reforms to mitigate COVID-19 impact

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