BNA Investigates Charges for Multicaixa Card Renewal
22/07/2026The National Bank of Angola (BNA) has announced that it is investigating allegations that some commercial banks are charging around 6,000 kwanzas for the renewal of Multicaixa debit cards and making the service conditional upon the purchase of personal insurance. […]
Visa Strengthens Cross-Border Payments in Angola with Visa Direct Expansion
17/07/2026Visa has announced the expansion of Visa Direct in Angola, a solution designed to modernise cross-border payments and enable financial institutions and their customers to make international money transfers more quickly, transparently and efficiently. The initiative marks another step in […]
Government Conceals Names of Companies Awarded Direct Contracts, Raising Transparency Concerns
17/07/2026The Angolan Government continues to award public contracts through direct procurement without disclosing the identities of the beneficiary companies in several high-value projects, a practice that is raising serious concerns about transparency, competition, and public oversight of state spending. During […]
Lobito Atlantic Railway Recognised at the AIPEX Awards 2026 for Its Contribution to Regional Development
Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) has been honoured with the Regional Development and Decentralisation Award at the inaugural AIPEX Awards 2026. The award, presented by the Agency for Private Investment and Export Promotion (AIPEX), recognises companies, investors and projects that have […]
ARC holds debate on negotiated justice to strengthen competition compliance in companies
The Angolan Competition Regulatory Authority (ARC) will hold a methodological seminar on July 16 for lawyers and corporate legal advisers to discuss the application of negotiated justice within Competition Law. The initiative aims to strengthen corporate compliance and promote a […]
