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Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, sits as he waits to face prosecution for tax evasion and money laundering at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, 4 April 2024. Reuters/ Abraham Achirga/File Photo

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2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

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Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

23 Oct 2024

Historic Brazil-Africa air route to boost trade

Katja Hamilton 6 Sep 2023

#BRICS2023: Pandemic fund in focus for Brics Bank

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

Source: Afreximbank.

Afreximbank and China Development Bank forge $400m loan pact for African SME support

29 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa in a pull-aside meeting with UN Secretary General HE António Guterres on the margins of the Brics-Africa Outreach and Brics Plus Dialogue which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

#BRICS2023 triumph: The week that shaped inclusive global dialogue

Katja Hamilton 25 Aug 2023

Source: United Nations. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres.

#BRICS2023: UN Secretary-General calls for African seat on Security Council

Katja Hamilton 25 Aug 2023

#BRICS2023: Putin's pledge: A path to food security in Africa

Katja Hamilton 23 Aug 2023

Source: African Rainbow Energy. Patrice Motsepe, Brics Business Council chairperson.

#BRICS2023: Brics Business Council chair urges swift implementation of AfCFTA

23 Aug 2023

Image source: padasmith –

Zimbabwe to take 30% of carbon credit revenue

Nyasha Chingono 21 Aug 2023

Digital advertising group Aleph launches payment unit

18 Aug 2023

Empowering Africa's financial future: Pioneering a path of transformation

Empowering Africa's financial future: Pioneering a path of transformation

Dentsu 16 Aug 2023

Image: Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, 21 September 2022. Reuters/Brendan McDermid

Gabon 'blue bond' swap raises hopes for wave of African debt-for-nature deals

Rachel Savage 16 Aug 2023

Source: TV Brics.

Naledi Pandor announces SA's readiness to host 15th Brics Summit

10 Aug 2023

Source: Twitter/@ZenithBank

Zenith Bank and AfCFTA revolutionise African trade

10 Aug 2023

Mark Mwongela, sales development director for PayPal, Africa.

PayPal's 4 tips to enhance buyer experience on payment platforms

10 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Kenya suspends crypto project Worldcoin over safety concerns

Humphrey Malalo 3 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Dollar shrugs off Fitch's US credit rating downgrade

Rae Wee 2 Aug 2023

File photo: William Ruto, President of Kenya, speaks during a joint press conference with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Bank President Ajay Banga at the end of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Friday, 23 June 2023 in Paris, France. Lewis Joly/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Kenya appeals court unfreezes finance law that sparked unrest

Humphrey Malalo and Hereward Holland 28 Jul 2023

CIMA partners with ICAZ to elevate the accounting and finance profession in Zimbabwe

CIMA partners with ICAZ to elevate the accounting and finance profession in Zimbabwe

AICPA & CIMA 28 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters. A view shows an ecoguard walking on a path in the Arboretum Raponda Walker during a press visit of this protected forest aera on the eve of the opening of the One Forest Summit in Libreville, Gabon, February 28, 2023.

Gabon launches tender for Africa's first debt-for-nature swap

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 26 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Yuan jumps as Beijing vows to bolster economy

Rae Wee 25 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Nigeria's naira hits record low on black market ahead of central bank meeting

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo 21 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Dollar teeters near one-year low; euro climbs to 17-month peak

Rae Wee 18 Jul 2023

Foreign tourism rebounds with help from the African market

Lee-Anne Bac 6 Jul 2023

Afreximbank and Fiducia forge partnership to revolutionise supply chain finance in Africa

5 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism shortlisted entries for the 2022 awards have been announced

The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism shortlist announced

5 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Yen nervy as markets on intervention alert; Aussie slips after RBA

Ankur Banerjee 4 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Sandra Villars, senior advisor to Oliver Wyman.

Why African banks need to embrace non-financial disclosures, and fast

Sandra Villars 28 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Wikimedia Commons

Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here's how it could work

Misheck Mutize 27 Jun 2023

Source: @WHOSouthSudan

Banks and WHO launch investment platform to strengthen primary healthcare services

26 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Sherilyn Kamga, senior strategic finance analyst at Talend.

#YouthMonth: Navigating the intersection of finance and tech in FinOps

Katja Hamilton 23 Jun 2023

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Historic Brazil-Africa air route to boost trade

Katja Hamilton 6 Sep 2023

#BRICS2023: Pandemic fund in focus for Brics Bank

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

Source: Afreximbank.

Afreximbank and China Development Bank forge $400m loan pact for African SME support

29 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa in a pull-aside meeting with UN Secretary General HE António Guterres on the margins of the Brics-Africa Outreach and Brics Plus Dialogue which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

#BRICS2023 triumph: The week that shaped inclusive global dialogue

Katja Hamilton 25 Aug 2023

Source: United Nations. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres.

#BRICS2023: UN Secretary-General calls for African seat on Security Council

Katja Hamilton 25 Aug 2023

#BRICS2023: Putin's pledge: A path to food security in Africa

Katja Hamilton 23 Aug 2023

Source: African Rainbow Energy. Patrice Motsepe, Brics Business Council chairperson.

#BRICS2023: Brics Business Council chair urges swift implementation of AfCFTA

23 Aug 2023

Image source: padasmith –

Zimbabwe to take 30% of carbon credit revenue

Nyasha Chingono 21 Aug 2023

Digital advertising group Aleph launches payment unit

18 Aug 2023

Empowering Africa's financial future: Pioneering a path of transformation

Empowering Africa's financial future: Pioneering a path of transformation

Dentsu 16 Aug 2023

Image: Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, 21 September 2022. Reuters/Brendan McDermid

Gabon 'blue bond' swap raises hopes for wave of African debt-for-nature deals

Rachel Savage 16 Aug 2023

Source: TV Brics.

Naledi Pandor announces SA's readiness to host 15th Brics Summit

10 Aug 2023

Source: Twitter/@ZenithBank

Zenith Bank and AfCFTA revolutionise African trade

10 Aug 2023

Mark Mwongela, sales development director for PayPal, Africa.

PayPal's 4 tips to enhance buyer experience on payment platforms

10 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Kenya suspends crypto project Worldcoin over safety concerns

Humphrey Malalo 3 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Dollar shrugs off Fitch's US credit rating downgrade

Rae Wee 2 Aug 2023

File photo: William Ruto, President of Kenya, speaks during a joint press conference with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, French President Emmanuel Macron, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and World Bank President Ajay Banga at the end of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, Friday, 23 June 2023 in Paris, France. Lewis Joly/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Kenya appeals court unfreezes finance law that sparked unrest

Humphrey Malalo and Hereward Holland 28 Jul 2023

CIMA partners with ICAZ to elevate the accounting and finance profession in Zimbabwe

CIMA partners with ICAZ to elevate the accounting and finance profession in Zimbabwe

AICPA & CIMA 28 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters. A view shows an ecoguard walking on a path in the Arboretum Raponda Walker during a press visit of this protected forest aera on the eve of the opening of the One Forest Summit in Libreville, Gabon, February 28, 2023.

Gabon launches tender for Africa's first debt-for-nature swap

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 26 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Yuan jumps as Beijing vows to bolster economy

Rae Wee 25 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Nigeria's naira hits record low on black market ahead of central bank meeting

Elisha Bala-Gbogbo 21 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Dollar teeters near one-year low; euro climbs to 17-month peak

Rae Wee 18 Jul 2023

Foreign tourism rebounds with help from the African market

Lee-Anne Bac 6 Jul 2023

Afreximbank and Fiducia forge partnership to revolutionise supply chain finance in Africa

5 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism shortlisted entries for the 2022 awards have been announced

The Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism shortlist announced

5 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Yen nervy as markets on intervention alert; Aussie slips after RBA

Ankur Banerjee 4 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Sandra Villars, senior advisor to Oliver Wyman.

Why African banks need to embrace non-financial disclosures, and fast

Sandra Villars 28 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Wikimedia Commons

Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here's how it could work

Misheck Mutize 27 Jun 2023

Source: @WHOSouthSudan

Banks and WHO launch investment platform to strengthen primary healthcare services

26 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Sherilyn Kamga, senior strategic finance analyst at Talend.

#YouthMonth: Navigating the intersection of finance and tech in FinOps

Katja Hamilton 23 Jun 2023

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Rwanda and partners to seek further €300m for climate resilience

George Obulutsa 23 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Binance issues cease and desist notice to "Binance Nigeria Limited"

Gursimran Kaur 19 Jun 2023

File photo: Farmers use a threshing machine as they harvest their wheat crop at a farmland on an island on the River Nile next to the capital city of Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2023. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Qatar in talks with Egypt's wealth fund over hotels investment - sources

Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andrew Mills and Patrick Werr 15 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

SocGen pares back Africa businesses in first move by new CEO

GV De Clercq and Mathieu Rosemain 9 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Mastercard Foundation and IPD bolster the continent's capacity to produce vaccines

5 Jun 2023

Mastercard and Naps collaborate to fuel innovation in Morocco's digital payments realm

2 Jun 2023

Africa's most valuable brands demonstrate resilience and growth as MTN remains dominant

Africa's most valuable brands demonstrate resilience and growth as MTN remains dominant

1 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Momentum Metropolitan pioneers global adoption of cutting-edge fintech software

31 May 2023

Standard Bank joins forces with DP World

30 May 2023

How innovative payment solutions are reshaping SA retail

How innovative payment solutions are reshaping SA retail

Shaun Holley and Rory Bosman 24 May 2023

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