The Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) has called for the harmonization of legislations relating to the cooperative sector as a way of ensuring proper coordination and regulation of the activities of cooperative organizations in the country.
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Foxconn chairman says expects ‘limited impact’ from chip shortage on clients
The chairman of Apple Inc supplier Foxconn said on Saturday he expects his company and its clients will face only “limited impact” from a chip shortage that has rattled the global automotive and semiconductor industry.
Sierra Leone: President Bio Calls for More Rural Banking
President Julius Maada Bio has told the opening of the Union Trust Bank, UTB, branch in Makeni that he is
proud of the only indigenous private bank in Sierra Leone promoting more access to services in
the rural areas.
Rural women in India go digital to manage the pandemic’s disruptions
women weavers, seamstresses, artisans, vendors, and small and marginal farmers in India are getting the training they need in digital skills to take their products online for digital payments and purchases.
Mauritius Commercial Bank Taps Windward’s AI Solution to Optimize Trade
MCB will integrate Windward’s Predictive Intelligence solution to increase efficiency across its trading practices, empowering MCB to continue to trade with confidence in an era of rapidly increasing risks
Empowering Smallholder Farmers to be Food System Change Agents
The Nutrition for Growth Year of Action got off to an auspicious start at a virtual launch event last month, where prominent stakeholders announced investment commitments of more than $3 billion toward the upcoming Nutrition for Growth Summit‘s goal of addressing the hunger and nutrition crisis.
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio Inspects Agricultural Machinery at the Agriculture Central Stores
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has embarked on an inspection tour of the stores of the Ministry of Agriculture that is housing about 2,410 agricultural implements and 410 tractors for the 2021 planting season