Jun 17, 2018 | Menas Associates, Nigeria
Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is facing a rising trend in oil theft. Pipeline vandalism has more than tripled between September 2017 and January 2018 according to figures from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) January 2018 report (released in...
Jun 15, 2018 | Kenya, Menas Associates
Kenya’s Treasury remains on a collision course not just with the IMF and business community — because it has not made a concerted effort to repeal or significantly modify the interest rate cap — but also with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the central bank. The...
Jun 12, 2018 | East Africa, Menas Associates
The government of Tanzania has been shaken by the findings of a report from Tax Justice Network (a UK-based independent financial advocacy group) which revealed that Tanzania is one of the region’s top havens for illegitimate money. In response, the Bank of Tanzania...
Jun 10, 2018 | Libya, Menas Associates
Libya’s contracts with international firms that were signed during the Qadhafi regime and shortly after the revolution have remained largely frozen, which has led some firms to seek compensation through international commercial arbitration mechanisms. While the...
Jun 8, 2018 | Egypt, Menas Associates
Egypt’s ministry of electricity has yet to announce details of the electricity price increases, and speculation has abounded with respect to the changes. Ministry sources speaking with the press have most recently stated that the ministry will recommend price...
Jun 5, 2018 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
For Moqtada al-Sadr, and for many others, having Haider al-Abadi as prime minister is probably still the best option. Yet al-Sadr will seize the opportunity to impose his own conditions upon al-Abadi in return for supporting his candidacy. There is real concern among...
