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New rules for payment providers: What you need to know about the Draft Directive on payment activities

30 Jun 2025
BY Era Gunning, Angela Itzikowitz, Amelia Warren
The South African Reserve Bank has published a draft directive that could dramatically reshape the payments landscape. If you offer any kind of payment service, you may soon need to register with SAR…
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Mauritius: Amendments brought to the Workers’ Rights Act 2019 by the Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024

employment | 03 Sep 2024
BY Shrivan Dabee
Recent amendments to Mauritian labor laws enhance worker protections, with changes to migrant worker rules, parental leave, and extreme weather regulations; with further wage adjustment regulations e…
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Africa Business in Brief

Africa Business in Brief | 03 Mar 2024
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issue 535World New disciplines on good regulatory practice for services trade enter into force - New disciplines on good regulatory practice for services trade enter into force World Uganda exits FA…
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Africa Business in Brief

Africa Business in Brief | 03 Sep 2023
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issue 512World Fossil fuel subsidies surged to a record USD7-trillion - Fossil fuel subsidies surged to a record USD7-trillion World Historic USD650-billion liquidity boost continues to benefit the …
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Africa Business in Brief

Africa Business in Brief | 27 Mar 2022
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issue 441Africa Cellulant, UBA to expand payments in 19 African countries - Cellulant, UBA to expand payments in 19 African countries East / Central Africa KCB triples dividend after profit jump, ta…
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Africa Business in Brief

Africa Business in Brief | 17 Oct 2021
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issue 422Africa Private investment in Africa exceeds expectations - Private investment in Africa exceeds expectations Africa Tariffs, rules of origin new hurdles to Africa's trade area - Tariffs, ru…
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Public invited to comment on the draft regulations on non-binding advisory opinions

25 Mar 2021
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The path to requesting advisory opinions from the Competition Commission is likely to be reopened soon. The Commission suspended its advisory opinion service in January 2018
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Africa Business in Brief

Africa Business in Brief | 06 Dec 2020
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issue 381Coronavirus (COVID-19) - A non-exhaustive list of recent measures aimed at curbing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Africa African states lack funds to provide green energy - African s…
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Africa Business in Brief

Africa Business in Brief | 25 Oct 2020
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issue 375Coronavirus (COVID-19) - A non-exhaustive list of recent measures aimed at curbing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Africa African and US development financiers reaffirm their commitme…
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Africa Business in Brief

Africa Business in Brief | 04 Oct 2020
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issue 372Coronavirus (COVID-19) - A non-exhaustive list of recent measures aimed at curbing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Africa Bold steps taken to make African trade easier, help small bus…
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Africa Business in Brief

Africa Business in Brief | 30 Aug 2020
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issue 367Coronavirus (COVID-19) - A non-exhaustive list of recent measures aimed at curbing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Angola ANPG opens tender for environmental inspections of oil facili…
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