Good Morning Africa The K Financial

🎙 British consumer goods company PZ Cussons may sell its Africa operations.
🎙 Nigeria's Economic Reforms: Insights from CBN Governor. 
🎙 Global Upstream M&A Deals Set to Surge in 2024. 
🎙Kuda, Moniepoint, OPay, and Palmpay Halt New Account Openings Amidst CBN Directive.
🎙 Kubik, a plastic upcycling startup, has raised a $1.9 million seed extension, months after announcing initial equity investment.

🎙 National Planning Around Scarce resources.
🎙 The JSE index extended early gains to close about 1.4% up at 75,371 on Friday, a leven not seen since mid-April, mirroring global peers.
🎙 Kenya's Competition Authority reports online food and grocery delivery platforms raked in $103 million last year, with an expected annual growth rate of over 19%.
🎙A firm associated with a distant relative of Abu Dhabi's royal family has struck a deal to lend South Sudan €12 billion ($12.9 billion) in exchange for repayment through oil.
🎙 Africa’s total private capital deal volume declined for the first time since 2016, falling by 28 per cent year-over-year (YoY) to 450 deals.

🎙 Meet the CEO: Meet Aéko Ongodia Founder & CEO of XENO.
🎙 Nigerian banks are rushing to meet new capital requirements set by the central bank, potentially sparking the largest mergers and acquisitions wave in the sector in two decades.
🎙 Flutterwave, Africa's leading digital payments firm, undergoes corporate team restructuring in preparation for an IPO, says CEO.

🎙 M-Kopa to inject over $10 million to boost uptake of electric motorcycles.
🎙How can Uganda's fourth National Development Plan be aligned with opportunities under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area during the planning phase?
🎙 The JSE index was up for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, trading above the 74,000 level, tracking most of its global peers.
🎙 The world’s electric car fleet continues to grow strongly, with 2024 sales set to reach 17 million.
🎙South Africa seeks investors and financing options for South African Airways (SAA) after a previous equity deal fell through.

🎙 African countries will pay $74-billion in debt service payments this year.
🎙Uganda's investment culture is changing. XENO Uganda's CEO, Aéko Ongodia, shares insights on acquiring over 100,000 clients and managing billions in investment capital in an emerging market.
🎙 The Kenya Shilling appreciation against the US Dollar appears to have finally hit the floor and could be in reverse gear. 
🎙African countries are racing to enact rules for non-resident suppliers to account for taxes on electronically supplied services (ESS), a new report by PwC indicates.
🎙UNCTAD urges innovative investment strategies for inclusive growth.

🎙 IMF forecasts predict that Nigeria, once dubbed Africa's largest economy, is set to relinquish its crown and slide to fourth place this year.
🎙 UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned of a possible further growth deceleration in 2024, citing falling investments and subdued global trade dynamics.
 🎙 A just energy transition in Uganda.