Here are the trending economic and real estate news from the web in Africa for the week; April 23th, 2023 – April 29th, 2023.

• Union Bank receives N8 billion cash for sale of UK subsidiary to Fidelity Bank – Nairametrics
• Architects decry frequent building collapse, gather professionals for forum – Businessday NG
• Top 20 Best Places in the World for Real Estate Investment – Drift Travel Magazine
• China deepens cooperation with World Intellectual Property Organization – Xinhua
• Private Equity Investment Institution Industry Share 2023 Trends – PigskinNut
• UPDC returns to profitability, commits to mid-income housing for workers – Businessday NG
• Groundbreaking event will drive meaningful transformation of South Africa’s residential – Engineering News
• How African fintech startups can become profitable – TechCabal
• Real estate firm, Zylus commences new project – Vanguard News
• Purple Group reports 385.4% growth in gross earnings – Businessday NG
• Nigeria Leads As Africa Records Over $6.5bn In Venture Capital Investment – New Telegraph
• Private Equity Funds Still Look Cheap – Bloomberg.com
• World Bank: Nigeria, Others Receive $4.9bn PPI Investments – New Telegraph
• LandWey floats ₦20bn commercial paper in fresh expansion drive – Guardian NG
• Experts explain gains of cashless policy at FirstCentral’s webinar – Businessday
• Unilever Nigeria appoints Tim Kleinebenne as Managing Director – Nairametrics
• Kengo Kuma-designed School in Ghana to Be Built By Japan NPO – Japan News
• China completes landmark national real estate registration system – ZAWYA
• Signs You May Need a Home Solar System – Construction Review
• Kinshasa awaiting $400m World Bank disbursement for road works – Africa Intelligence
• Market access to take centre stage at MSMEs Today conference – Businessday
• Rack Centre expands frontiers, builds new IT load Data Centre in Lagos – Vanguard News
• Construction of Mosul’s sewage, road tunnel projects on track – Iraqi official – ZAWYA
• AfDB says African continent most vulnerable to climate risks – Vanguard News
• Major African economies can successfully restructure debt by 2024, says report – African Business
• Growthpoint breaks ground on new units at Centralpoint Innovation District – Property Wheel
• 42Markets Group secures $10M growth capital injection – Africa Business Insider
• How employees can use retirement savings to obtain residential mortgage – Daily Times
• Five notable African private equity and venture capital deals in April – How we made it in Africa
• Construction of Africa’s first-of-its-kind Tanzania mainland-Zanzibar bridge in the pipeline – Construction Review
• Lagos Ibadan Expressway: FG Opens Kara, Long Bridges As Traffic Eases – YouTube
• Video: Tears as Lagos demolishes 13 buildings at Ajao estate – Vanguard News
• Lagos State Taskforce demolishes Illegal Settlement, Shanties in Lekki – TVC News
• Tears, anguish as Lagos demolishes 13 buildings at Ajao estate – Within Nigeria

 

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