Mozambique Caps Foreign Card Payments at US$94,000 a Year
The Mozambique card payment limit caps overseas card spending at 6 million meticais (US$94,000) a year per holder as the...
July 30, 2026Section
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Ghana Debt Distress Ends as IMF Exits Bailout with US$371M
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Senegal FDI Plunges to US$337 Million, Sounding Economic Alarm
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Bernardo Paz New Museum: US$195 Million Art Hub Near Inhotim
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Afreximbank Raises US$1.5 Billion, Its Largest Bond Yet
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Dangote Signs Away a Third of His US$35 Billion Fortune
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July 30, 2026
Angola’s Biggest IPO Raises US$321 Million on Unitel
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Comoros Wins Its First UNESCO Listing for Six Medinas
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