At the first Africa Trade Conference, hosted by Access Bank in Cape Town, business leaders highlighted the importance of strengthened cooperation among African countries to address economic challenges and boost intra-African trade. A call for action was issued to overcome structural, financial, and logistical barriers. On March 12, 2025, Access Bank PLC hosted the inaugural...

The Economic and Social Council (CES) holds its headquarters. Created by Article 85 of the 1972 Constitution and maintained by Article 54 of the 1996 constitutional revision, the Economic and Social Council has had 150 members since 2001. It is “a consultative assembly representing the main economic, social and cultural activities of the Republic. Its...

Features Webinar Series, Trivia Challenges, Live Business Series Event. Women to Enjoy Discount Offerings on Cards, Loans UBA Foundation to Distribute Care Kits for Secondary School Students.Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to commemorate this year’s edition of the International Women’s Day with a series of strategic initiatives aimed at...

The 13th session of the Permanent Framework for Consultation of Public Treasuries of CEMAC (CPC-TP CEMAC) officially opened this Tuesday, March 4 in Libreville. The event, which takes place from March 3 to 6, 2025, was inaugurated by Luther Steeven Abouna Yangui, Director General of Public Accounting and Treasury of Gabon, also President of the...

Based on the start-up capital granted by Gisèle Nkemla to her husband Albert Nkemla (Chairman of the Board of Directors of CCA Bank) for the start-up of its activities, it was officially launched on Friday, February 28, 2025, during a press conference held in the auditorium of the CCA-Bank headquarters building in Douala. It is...

At Cameroon Economic Meeting, Elumelu Calls for Strategic Collective Partnership to Boost African Economy The Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Heirs Holdings Group, Tony Elumelu, has stressed the need for a strategic and collaborative approach to drive sustainable economic growth on the African continent. According to him, to see the kind...

The concept note for the evaluation of the national public procurement system was validated on February 20 in Brazzaville by stakeholders (public administration, private sector and civil society). The new tool is based on the MAPS II evaluation methodology, which is supposed to guarantee better governance of public procurement.   The adoption of the national procurement...

As part of the regularization of unclaimed funds, the Société Immobilière du Cameroun (SIC) transferred 482.39 million FCFA in housing deposits to the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations du Cameroun (CDEC). An operation that is part of a global dynamic of bringing financial institutions into compliance with the regulations in force. On February 19, 2025,...

AFSIC – Investing in Africa returns on October 14th and 15th, 2025, at the prestigious Park Plaza Westminster in London. Renowned as one of the largest investment events focused on Africa, AFSIC 2025 once again promises to unite influential leaders and key players from the global financial community. A Dynamic Platform to Foster Investments Across...