Here are the trending economic and real estate news from the web in Africa for the week; June 11th, 2023 – June 17th, 2023.

• African states urged to explore partnerships for affordable housing – Kenya News Agency
• Keystone Bank’s workers empower female entrepreneurs – Businessday
• Breaking: Guinness World Records confirms Hilda Baci’s record – Nairametrics
• Commercial real estate markets deteriorate as interest rates rise – – The Banker
• Polaris Bank appoints two new executive directors – Businessday
• Homebuilder defies economy, starts work on 4-storey Kesbel Court devt – Businessday NG
• Benin: mini-grid project to provide electricity to communities – ESI Africa
• Ruto to launch affordable housing project in Kirinyaga – The Star
• Museveni banks on oil, exports in bullish economic growth forecast – The East African
• Castle wind farm in South Africa enters construction phase – Pumps Africa
• Concern as only 25% of Kenyans use professionals for construction – Citizen Digital
• Open call for the Real Estate Reputation Awards nominees – ZAWYA
• REDAN Secures N26bn Housing Fund From Shelter Afrique – The Nigerian Voice
• Fuel subsidy: Inflation, rationing and increased crime, short-term effects of removal – Deloitte
• Tracking and reporting will increase clean energy investments – Report – Nairametrics
• Kalim Shah, Senior Country Manager, Nigeria: Interview – Oxford Business Group
• Housing corporations should be revived to drive low-income housing —Onu – The Tribune
• Investment group to list on NGX – Punch Newspapers
• Again, judgment in Island property case suffers adjournment – The Guardian Nigeria
• SLR and EY expand ESG presence in developing markets | Global – Environment Analyst
• LASBCA Arrests Another Seven Persons For Building Code Violation In Eti-Osa, Ikoyi – Independent
• Housing levy: Workers now risk losing their cash in revised tax plan – Daily Nation (Kenya)
• BUA’s new cement plant project promises 5m tonnes, price reduction – Businessday
• ThriveAgric invests $100 million in over 500,000 smallholder farmers in Africa – Nairametrics
• Policy Blueprint on Lafarge Concrete Ideas unveiled as firm hosts 6th edition – Businessday
• Hilda Baci receives Landed Property from Real Estate Giant, Yomade Heritage – Politics Nigeria
• FG’s RoW policy is now facilitating speedy deployment of fibre across Nigeria —MTN Nigeria’s CTO – Nairametrics
• Egyptian Logistics Startup Trella Raises USD 3.5 M Funding – WeeTracker
• Pennek Nigeria makes bold move: expands to u.s. real estate market – Businessday
• Nigeria records N710bn VAT in Q1 2023 – NBS – P.M. News
• Nigerian rail transport Usage falls by 53% in Q1 2023 – Nairametrics
• Minor Hotels Unveils Plans For Anantara Resort Project In Trojena – Construction Review
• South African rand flat ahead of retail sales data – Reuters
• TechCabal Daily – MTN is frozen in Cameroon – TechCabal
• Public debt rises to N82 trillion after naira unification – Nairametrics
• Police cracking down on infrastructure syndicates after 42 leaders of gangs nabbed – IOL
• Radisson Hotel Group grows presence in Africa with seven signings – Hotel Management
• Cytonn woes deepen as receiver eyes assets – Business Daily
• Convergence Partners Investments Rebrands to Solcon Capital – Yahoo Finance
• SEC woos youths’ participation as demographics of the capital market greys – Nairametrics
• Property owners say hikes in municipal rates contravene constitution – BusinessLIVE

 

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