May 02, 2008

ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COURSE (MAY 8 - 9, 2008) Nigerian banks are getting bigger and engaging in big ticket and more complex transactions. This implies that the banks are faced with several risks of liquidity, interest rate, credit and operations. Simple techniques of managing risks faced by those banks in the past will no longer do today. So, ALM too is becoming complex and challenging. ...more

Apr 14, 2008

EFFECTIVE MARKETING FOR IMPROVED MARKET SHARE (APRIL 29-30, 2008) In today’s competitive environment, successful sales/marketing is not happenstance. It is planned and calculated based on contacts, relationship management and excellent service delivery. ...more

BASIC BANKING OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT COURSE (APRIL 23 - 25, 2008) The increasing globalisation in the financial markets and the complexities involved in the banks'operations have led to the setting up of departments specializing in the areas of funding, Lending, Investment and foreign exchange. Banking operations management is an important and integral part of the system that employees need know and understand, especially in the face of stiff competition. ...more

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:09:53 GMT

Uganda: World Bank Approves Sh300b Loan Uganda has secured another $200m (sh334b) loan from the World Bank to finance its poverty reduction programme in the next two years. ...more

Thu, 08 May 2008 08:09:43 GMT

Uganda: Works Ministry Has Sh32b CHOGM Debt THE ministry of works has a sh31b debt resulting from CHOGM projects, MPs heard on Tuesday. ...more

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:38:23 GMT

Namibia: Nampower Secretive About Zim Coal Loan NAMPOWER has guaranteed a US$16 million loan to an unnamed Namibian company to enter into a joint venture with a Zimbabwean coal-mining enterprise. ...more

Wed, 07 May 2008 10:34:30 GMT

Kenya: Sh3.2bn Loan Kitty for Farmers A Sh3.2 billion credit facility to help farmers buy quality seeds and fertilizer was launched Tuesday, amid looming hunger in the country. ...more

Wed, 07 May 2008 09:42:01 GMT

Zambia: State Owes Zesco K16bn GOVERNMENT agiencies owe Zesco a staggering K54.6 in unsettled electricity bills, Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary, Peter Mumba has disclosed. ...more

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:22:34 GMT

Nigeria: Plateau FC Debt Worries Jang Strong indications emerged over the weekend that Plateau state Government's hammer may soon be dangling on the management of Plateau United Football club of Jos, as debts owed banks by the club is giving the Governor Jonah Jang led administration sleepless nights. ...more

Tue, 06 May 2008 07:49:51 GMT

East Africa: Budget Deficits, High Domestic Debt Continue to Plague EAC Budget deficits, high domestic debt, high interest rate and relatively high levels of non-performing loans continue to be the major challenges facing East Africa countries, the EAC Central Bank governors have observed. ...more

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:46:45 GMT

Nigeria: 'Yar'Adua Dragging Country Into Debt Cycle' President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is trying to drag Nigeria into another debt cycle with the planned borrowing of $4 billion from the African Finance Corporation to invest in the planned generation of 6,000 megawatts of electricity in 18 months, says the House of Representatives Banking and Currency Committee. ...more

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:30:20 GMT

Cameroon: Governor Exhorts Camccul to Fight Loan Delinquency Northwest Governor, Abakar Ahamat, has called on the Cameroon Cooperative Credit Union League, CAMCCUL Ltd, to check against loan delinquency, moral decadence, laxity and self-centredness which are serious ills that hamper progress. ...more

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:52:37 GMT

Nigeria: Federal Government Intervenes to Deal with State Debt Accounts The Federal Government has set up a committee to reconcile states' accounts to enable those that need refunds over the Paris Club debt deal to get their money. ...more