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By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- ETHIOPIA, Leading provider of aircraft engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) solutions and part of Sanad – a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), has promoted its business expansion motivations in Africa by validating a notable agreement with Ethiopian Airlines – the continent’s fastest growing airline and one of the reputed aviation brands in the world....

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- TANZANIA and TURKISH investors have bent on to exploit an amiable relations between the two nations by jointly executing economic projects. Zanzibar’s Second Vice President – Ambassador Ali Iddi, speaking to senior management teams from two Turkish companies -GÖKYOL and DAYK noted, it was high time the diplomatic relations between Tanzania and Turkey were altered into economic diplomacy for...

By Abdul Rahman Suagibu – NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Freetown, Sierra Leone- LIBERIA, African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Country Manager Dr. Orison Amu in Liberia and Samuel Tweah Jr – Liberia’s Minister of Finance and Development Planning, approved financing agreements for two projects. Primarily, the Renewable Energy for Electrification in Liberia, about US$33 million firstly in the form of a grant from the AfDB and the Strategic Climate Fund’s scaling-up renewable...

By Richard Adorsu-  NEW AFRICA DAILY NEWS, Accra, Ghana- The Bank of Ghana says it will soon begin the purchase of gold from small scale mining firms as part of the bank’s plans to shore up part of its reserves which is held in gold. Governor of the central bank, Dr. Ernest Addison, speaking at the MPC press briefing last Friday stated that the bank will be doing the purchase via selected local gold buying agencies. He explained that the decision to purchase gold is...