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<p>On the sideline of the ongoing Audio Visual Forum, CNBC Africa’s Zwena Bachoo caught up with Aime Abizera, Manager at De Canal Plus International on the project they are planning to open next year in Rwanda and more.</p>


Kigali audio-visual industry targeting quality local productions

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<p>South Africa awaits to take advantage of Black Friday discounts this in two days’ time there are number of things to look out for especially when it comes to online purchases. According to a cybersecurity company, Lawtrust majority of cybercrimes happen on this day. Maeson Maherry, Chief Solutions Director at Lawtrust joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Black Friday: SA’s busiest cyber-crime day

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<p>Electronics manufacturer, Etion Limited released its six month financial results with the company’s revenue up 14.7 per cent from the previous period to R308.6 million. The company’s headline earning per share increased by 294 per cent from a loss of 0.5cents to 0.97cents. Joining CNBC Africa for more is the CEO, Teddy Daka.</p>


Etion’s Teddy Daka on company’s expansion plans

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<p>Unilever CEO, Alan Jope spoke to CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa to talk about the company’s plans for South Africa and the rest of the continent.</p>


Unilever CEO: We are playing the long game on Africa

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<p>A new McKinsey Global Institute report on &#8216;The power of parity: Advancing women’s equality in Africa&#8217; finds that accelerating progress towards parity could boost African economies by the equivalent of 10 per cent of their collective GDP by 2025. It also states that if Africa continues on the current pace – where there is progress in some countries and stagnation in others – it will take 142 years to achieve a fair proportion of men and women in different fields. Lohini Moodley, Partner at McKinsey &#038; Company joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


McKinsey report: Africa could take 140 years to achieve gender parity

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<p>This year’s winner of the $25,000 Anzisha Prize is Yannick Kimanuka. This young lady wanted to make sure she gave all children from her hometown in Congo, a chance at a better education, by building school’s with proper infrastructure. CNBC Africa spoke to the awardee and businesswoman.</p>


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Congolese Entrepreneur wins $25,000 Anzisha Prize – this is what she plans to do with the money

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<p>One hundred East African women entrepreneurs were announced the winners of the inaugural 2019 2X Invest2Impact. The initiative was launched to provide these entrepreneurs with networking opportunities, mentorship, business development services, visibility and access to funding, to enable their businesses to thrive and grow. Anne Marie Lévesque, Gender advisor at FinDev Canada joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


100 women entrepreneurs win Invest2Impact competition

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<p>Experts believe that current macro-economic policies have failed to create an enabling environment for the realisation of women’s rights. Professor Njuguna Ndung’u, Executive Director of African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) joins CNBC Africa to discuss how this can be reversed.</p>


AERC’s Njuguna Ndung’u on the need to develop pro-women policies in Africa

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<p>Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep the benchmark Interest rate unchanged at 13.5 per cent. In its communiqué, the MPC noted that holding its current policy position offers pathways for appraising the effect of policies encouraging lending by the banks. Head of Research at Vetiva, Usoro Essien joins CNBC Africa for a focus on Nigeria’s banking sector.</p>


Markets react to Governor Emefiele’s decision to keep rates on hold

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<p>At $39.87 billion, traders say Nigeria’s external reserves have crossed the psychological level of $40 billion dollars for the first time this year. Forex Trader at United Bank for Africa (UBA), Nkechi Ezugha joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Nigeria’s external reserves dip below $40bn

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<p>Nampak has recorded a final year loss after currency volatility from its operations across the continent.  The packaging manufacturer had net foreign exchange losses of R1.9 billion, mainly from its operations in Zimbabwe.  Headline earnings are down 69 per cent to 54.1 cents and the company will not be declaring dividends until its debt levels are reduced. CNBC Africa spoke to Glenn Fullerton, Chief Financial Officer at Nampak for more.</p>


Nampak profits sink on currency volatility in Zim

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<p>It is important to unpack the constraints to gender equality and put them at the door step of the right people. That&#8217;s according to Modupe Ladipo, Managing Partner of Prosperar Consulting. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Kenneth Igbomor caught up with her on the sidelines of the Global Gender Summit to discuss ways to overcome some constraints to gender equality.</p>


Global Gender Summit: The importance of gender equality in the workplace

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<p>Calls for exhaustive dialogue continue to trail the passage of Nigeria’s Finance Bill 2019. Taiwo Oyedele, Partner and West Africa Tax Leader at PwC Nigeria, says the bill is in line with global best practices and offers potential positive impact for Nigeria’s economy. He joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole on the side-lines of the Executive Session on Finance Bill and Tax Strategy where Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed convened with stakeholders to discuss the country’s 2019 Finance Bill.</p>


Nigeria’s Finance Bill 2019: PwC’s Oyedele on what the bill means to the country’s economy

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<p>Nigeria’s agricultural sector grew by 2.28 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of the year. Meanwhile, in its Monetary Policy Communiqué, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says gross credit to the Agric sector stood at N73.2 billion between the end of May and the end of October this year owing to the bank’s new loan-to-deposit ratio policy. Emmanuel Ijewere, Chairman of Best Foods Farms joins CNBC Africa for this conversation.</p>


Nigeria’s agricultural sector performance review

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<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says gross credit to the manufacturing sector was N459.69 billion between the end of May and end of October this year. The inflow credited to the Apex Bank’s recent policy on loan-to-deposit ratio. Meanwhile, the Real GDP growth in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector was 1.1 per cent year on year in the third quarter of the year. President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mansur Ahmed joins CNBC Africa to discuss this story.</p>


Nigeria’s manufacturing sector receives N459.69bn boost

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<p>The Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) has set its target on bridging the $42 billion finance gap women face on the continent, CNBC Africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera spoke to Director of Gender, Women and Civil Society at the African Development Bank, Vanessa Moungar for more.</p>


Global Gender Summit: AFAWA targets $42bn to bridge finance gap for African women

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<p>Can real gender equality ever come about without more women in decision making positions? On the side-lines of the 2019 Global Gender Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, CNBC Africa spoke to ONE Africa Ambassadors, Dr. Joannie Marlene Bewa and Merlene Rossouw for their take.</p>


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Kigali audio-visual industry targeting quality local productions

Black Friday: SA’s busiest cyber-crime day

Etion’s Teddy Daka on company’s expansion plans

Unilever CEO: We are playing the long game on Africa

McKinsey report: Africa could take 140 years to achieve gender parity

Congolese Entrepreneur wins $25,000 Anzisha Prize – this is what she plans to do with the money

100 women entrepreneurs win Invest2Impact competition

AERC’s Njuguna Ndung’u on the need to develop pro-women policies in Africa

Markets react to Governor Emefiele’s decision to keep rates on hold

Nigeria’s external reserves dip below $40bn

Nampak profits sink on currency volatility in Zim

Global Gender Summit: The importance of gender equality in the workplace

Nigeria’s Finance Bill 2019: PwC’s Oyedele on what the bill means to the country’s economy

Nigeria’s agricultural sector performance review

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector receives N459.69bn boost

Global Gender Summit: AFAWA targets $42bn to bridge finance gap for African women

Global Gender Summit: How to bridge gender inequality in leadership positions

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