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<p>The Government of Rwanda has successfully raised $620 million through the issuance of a 10-year Eurobond, the country’s Finance Ministry announced on August 2. The sale of new debt generated more than $ 1.6 billion in orders. Are investors increasingly interested in Rwanda? Kevin Daly, Fund Manager at Aberdeen Standard Investments spoke to CNBC Africa’s Julius Bizimungu for more.</p>


Making sense of Rwanda’s latest $620mn Eurobond issue

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<p>There is an increased demand for clean for clean and renewable energy sources on the continent though this is hampered by the lack of enough investment in the sector. CNBC Africa spoke to Vivian Neal, CEO of Kalahari Energy for more.</p>


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<p>Kenya’s banking industry balance sheet size expanded by 12.4 per cent in 2020 to Ksh5.4 trillion from Ksh4.8 trillion in 2019. This is according to the Kenya Bankers Association’s State of the Banking Industry Report 2021. Samuel Tiriongo, Director of the Kenya Banker&#8217;s Association Centre for Research on Financial Markets and Policy joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Kenya’s banking industry sees strong growth in 2020

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<p>The Government of Rwanda has successfully raised $620 million through the issuance of a 10-year Eurobond. The proceeds of the bond will be used partly to retire Rwanda’s existing Eurobond which is due in May 2023, in line with the country’s debt management strategy to proactively address the upcoming debt burden while taking advantage of the current conducive market. Finance Minister Uzziel Ndagijimana joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Finance Minister Ndagijimana on Eurobond issue, Rwanda’s path to economic recovery

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<p>The global freelance market size was estimated at $2.4 billion in 2018 and Africa accounts for only 2 per cent  of this value, although there has been an upsurge in the freelance market in the continent especially since the advent of the pandemic. According to Glove News Wire, the global market is projected to boom at a compound annual growth rate of 15.3 per cent during 2021-2026. Amadou Daffe, CEO of Gebaya Inc joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


COVID-19: How the pandemic is creating more freelancing opportunities in Africa

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<p>Mauritius recently saw a surge in new COVID-19 cases as the country was planning to fully reopen the travel sector, which has driven Mauritius’s economic growth for a long time. What will it take for the Indian Ocean island nation to go back to it’s pre-Covid path? Mauritian Economic Analyst, Prem Sewpaul spoke to CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Can the Mauritian economy bounce back swiftly after Covid-19 crisis?

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<p>After years of preparation, the Nairobi International Financial Centre, last week, signed its first deals with British insurer, Prudential Plc and business lobby group The CityUK, ahead of its official launch later this year. CNBC Africa spoke with the Chairman of the NIFC, Vincent Rague for more.</p>


Kenya’s NIFC inks first two deals with British insurer Prudential

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<p>Uganda Breweries limited saw a 33 per cent increase in net sales despite an challenging year for the beverages sector. CNBC Africa spoke with the Managing Director of UBL, Alvin Mbugua for more.</p>


Uganda Breweries delivers resilient performance in difficult conditions

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<p>Cyber threats and cyber criminals remain active in Africa just like elsewhere across the world as companies prioritise digital transformation in their growth agenda. Now researchers warn of increased cyber targets. David Emm, Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky spoke to CNBC Africa’s Julius Bizimungu for more.</p>


Assessing Africa’s cyber threat landscape

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<p>Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan is in Rwanda for a two-day state visit. The overall purpose of the visit, according to officials, is to strengthen ties between the two neighbouring countries.</p>


President Suluhu Hassan embarks on 2-day state visit to Rwanda

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<p>Measures taken to contain the pandemic and the ensuing oil price collapse  aggravated by the impact of lower oil prices and production impacted the Congolese economy in 2020 resulting to an 8.2 per cent economic contraction in 2020. Thomas Alun, IMF Representative, Congo joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


IMF: Republic of Congo’s economic recovery remains elusive in 2021

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<p>If you are to look at the role of your internet service provider right now to the beginning of 2020, it’s no surprise for one to think these are two differing entities but how big of a change has taken place? Christian Muhirwa, CEO of Broadband Systems Ltd joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Understanding the evolution of ISPs during COVID-19

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<p>The smart tech market has seen an exponential growth over the past 14 months largely attributed to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, but as we reopen is there a need for it? Carlos Mwizerwa, General Manager of Invictus Security joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How COVID-19 is shaping demand for smart security solutions

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<p>British American Tobacco Kenya posted Ksh 2.7 billion as its half-year profit in the six months to June 2021. BAT’s net revenues increased by 19 per cent to Ksh.12.5 billion driven by the recovery of domestic sales volumes. BAT Kenya Finance Director, Philemon Kipkemoi joins  CNBC Africa for more.</p>


BAT Kenya delivers solid half-year results despite difficult environment

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<p>The Central Bank of Kenya has retained the benchmark policy rate at 7 per cent for the tenth consecutive time to support the recovery of an economy battered by the Covid-19 pandemic and surging inflationary pressures. Churchill Ogutu, Head of Research at Genghis Capital, joins  CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Kenya’s Central Bank retains repo rate at 7%

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<p>The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is trying to diversify its tourism potential and in this bid looking at how best to strengthen ties with Africa, in a first on CNBC Africa interview we caught up with the Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, H.E Ahmed Al Khateeb on how they hope to achieve this growth.</p>


Saudi Tourism Minister: Time has come to share great  Saudi culture & hospitality with the rest of the world

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<p>The Bank of Tanzania has injected $431.2 million to financial institutions for lending in the private sector in an effort to mitigate macroeconomic impacts of Covid-19 pandemic in the country.</p>


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Making sense of Rwanda’s latest $620mn Eurobond issue

How can investment in geothermal solve energy shortfall?

Kenya’s banking industry sees strong growth in 2020

Finance Minister Ndagijimana on Eurobond issue, Rwanda’s path to economic recovery

COVID-19: How the pandemic is creating more freelancing opportunities in Africa

Can the Mauritian economy bounce back swiftly after Covid-19 crisis?

Kenya’s NIFC inks first two deals with British insurer Prudential

Uganda Breweries delivers resilient performance in difficult conditions

Assessing Africa’s cyber threat landscape

President Suluhu Hassan embarks on 2-day state visit to Rwanda

IMF: Republic of Congo’s economic recovery remains elusive in 2021

Understanding the evolution of ISPs during COVID-19

How COVID-19 is shaping demand for smart security solutions

BAT Kenya delivers solid half-year results despite difficult environment

Kenya’s Central Bank retains repo rate at 7%

Saudi Tourism Minister: Time has come to share great Saudi culture & hospitality with the rest of the world

Bank of Tanzania pumps $431.2mn into economy to boost private sector growth

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Kenya

Making sense of Rwanda’s latest $620mn Eurobond issue

How can investment in geothermal solve energy shortfall?

Kenya’s banking industry sees strong growth in 2020

Finance Minister Ndagijimana on Eurobond issue, Rwanda’s path to economic recovery

COVID-19: How the pandemic is creating more freelancing opportunities in Africa

Can the Mauritian economy bounce back swiftly after Covid-19 crisis?

Kenya’s NIFC inks first two deals with British insurer Prudential

Uganda Breweries delivers resilient performance in difficult conditions

Assessing Africa’s cyber threat landscape

President Suluhu Hassan embarks on 2-day state visit to Rwanda

IMF: Republic of Congo’s economic recovery remains elusive in 2021

Understanding the evolution of ISPs during COVID-19

How COVID-19 is shaping demand for smart security solutions

BAT Kenya delivers solid half-year results despite difficult environment

Kenya’s Central Bank retains repo rate at 7%

Saudi Tourism Minister: Time has come to share great Saudi culture & hospitality with the rest of the world

Bank of Tanzania pumps $431.2mn into economy to boost private sector growth

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