Here are the trending economic and real estate news in Africa for the week; March 26th, 2023 – April 1st, 2023.

• FG confirms 3-day 2023 census exercise will commence on May 3 – Nairametrics
• How removal of withdrawal limits eases pressure on payment channels – Businessday
• Apapa: Tough time again for motorists as FG closes bridge for 3 months – Businessday
• Nigeria needs to rethink its global competitive strategy – Kale – Businessday
• Why Nigerian banks are yet to publish their 2022 Audited Accounts – Nairametrics
• Weekly Stock Update: Nigerian Exchange Group records loss w-o-w, down by 0.04%  – Nairametrics
• Tackling menace of fake estate developers, fraudsters – Punch Newspapers
• Palton Morgan excites property market, offers investors 20% price cut – Businessday NG
• Nigeria Breweries Plc’s rising loan profile may exacerbate its financial health – Nairametrics
• China-built hydropower stations alleviate power shortages in Africa – CGTN
• Construction Projects Delayed Due to Electrician Shortage – Construction Review
• NSIA grows total assets to N1.02trn – Businessday
• Africans urged to promote free movement of people to boost trade – Businessday
• Eskom’s $10 Billion Pension Fund to Diversify in Venture Capital – Bloomberg
• Nigeria to gain from $5.07bn electric motorcycles market – Report – Businessday
• FG explains factors stalling the completion of Lagos-Ibadan express – Nairametrics
• WIP Africa unveils new real estate investment offer – Businessday NG
• Lagos Free Zone: Redefining Ease of Doing Business – THISDAYLIVE
• VP Harris announces more than $1 billion investment – Afro News
• Lagos partners ENL-NOVA on land administration – Businessday
• Dangote Cement supports FRCN in Kogi – Businessday
• BuyLetLive launches its inaugural Nigerian Property Price Index Report. – Nairametrics
• Nigerian businesses to pay N460,500 per month for Twitter verification – Nairametrics
• The inexorable potential for rise in dry bulk exports from Africa – Splash247
• Telcos on track to miss revenue targets over cash scarcity – Nairametrics
• Spain to issue temporary visas to fill 60,000 vacancies in  hospitality sector – Nairametrics
• Russia – South Africa Bilateral Trade Up 16.4% In 2022 – Russia-Briefing
• Experts seek amendment of real estate laws – The Sun Nigeria
• How I Created NETCO, the Bespoke Engineering Subsidiary of NNPC – Africa oil-gas report
• Client Service Executive at Kayode Obembe Properties Limited – The Paradise News
• AfCFTA will overcome the constraints of Africa’s small, fragmented markets – Osinbajo – Nairametrics
• Bank failures: NDIC says customer deposit safe – Nairametrics
• High cost of living takes toll on teachers – Businessday
• Landman, Weimar positive about South Africa’s economic prospects, but only from end-2024 – Engineering news
• Africa Mobile Networks scoops $20M for rural push – Mobile World
• Confidence in the construction sector surges to 6-year high – IOL
• What are the biggest challenges in developing a hotel project in Africa? – Hospitality Net
• Historic tech layoffs mirror investors’ confidence slump – Businessday
• Dangote plans to make Nigeria self-sufficient in cement, petroleum, others – Official – Daily Nigerian
• Ruto Revives Nairobi BRT Project in Ksh50 Billion Deal With European Commission – Kenyans.co.ke

 

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