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Pictures: Aida Diarra, senior vice president and head of sub-Saharan Africa at Visa with Clayton Hayward, group CEO of EFTCorp. Together they have formed a five year partnership to enhance financial inclusion in Africa (Image supplied)

Visa invests $1bn to grow financial inclusion in Africa, partners with EFTCorp

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Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen 20 Dec 2022

Egypt announces committee to set 'fair price' for basic goods

Ahmed Tolba 19 Dec 2022

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

Irene Lauro 23 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters.

Liz Truss resigns

20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen 20 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.

IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas 11 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Jeenah Moon. A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the Hudson River.

New York still top, Moscow sinks in finance centre ranking

Huw Jones 22 Sep 2022

Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

Tarek Amara and Jihed Abidellaoui 9 Sep 2022

Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Mohamed Argoubi 29 Aug 2022

Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

3 Aug 2022

Image source: Andres Rodriguez –

US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

Virusha Subban 29 Jul 2022

Source: Freepik.com

Pan-African trade enabling Africa's Fourth Industrial Revolution

Sisonke Mgwebi 15 Jul 2022

African Development Bank's new agreement that's set to reduce Africa's trade finance gap

14 Jul 2022

Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles

Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles

Nyasha Chingono 5 Jul 2022

Karen Nadasen, chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa and CEO of PayU. Source: Supplied

E-commerce, payments and unlocking the potential of the AfCFTA

24 Jun 2022

Uncertainty ahead: The state of African consumer sentiment

15 Jun 2022

What does the increase in global inflation mean for African countries?

What does the increase in global inflation mean for African countries?

Peter Hirst 29 Apr 2022

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Jonathan Munemo 28 Apr 2022

It's time for SA businesses to harness their African trade growth potential

It's time for SA businesses to harness their African trade growth potential

15 Apr 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

Rachel Savage 14 Apr 2022

Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2022

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings/Illustration

South Africa's rand recovers

29 Nov 2021

Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky

Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

Source: ©pavel shlykov

Nigeria launches digital currency to enhance payments

25 Oct 2021

Source: ©Francesco Remolo

SSA: Low vaccination rates & complex policy environment impacts economy

22 Oct 2021

Source: ©Olga Yastremska

Namdeb extends life of mine to 2042

15 Oct 2021

Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG

SA to re-emerge in strong position post-Covid

14 Oct 2021

Source: ©Tomas Griger

Covid-19 leads to rising global debt

13 Oct 2021

Source: © sedatseven

SA earns over half of investment banking fees in sub-Saharan Africa

12 Oct 2021

Source ©Dmitrijs Kaminskis

Africa's GBS sector on the rise

2 Sep 2021

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Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen 20 Dec 2022

Egypt announces committee to set 'fair price' for basic goods

Ahmed Tolba 19 Dec 2022

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

Irene Lauro 23 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters.

Liz Truss resigns

20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen 20 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.

IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas 11 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Jeenah Moon. A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the Hudson River.

New York still top, Moscow sinks in finance centre ranking

Huw Jones 22 Sep 2022

Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

Tarek Amara and Jihed Abidellaoui 9 Sep 2022

Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Mohamed Argoubi 29 Aug 2022

Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

3 Aug 2022

Image source: Andres Rodriguez –

US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

Virusha Subban 29 Jul 2022

Source: Freepik.com

Pan-African trade enabling Africa's Fourth Industrial Revolution

Sisonke Mgwebi 15 Jul 2022

African Development Bank's new agreement that's set to reduce Africa's trade finance gap

14 Jul 2022

Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles

Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles

Nyasha Chingono 5 Jul 2022

Karen Nadasen, chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa and CEO of PayU. Source: Supplied

E-commerce, payments and unlocking the potential of the AfCFTA

24 Jun 2022

Uncertainty ahead: The state of African consumer sentiment

15 Jun 2022

What does the increase in global inflation mean for African countries?

What does the increase in global inflation mean for African countries?

Peter Hirst 29 Apr 2022

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Jonathan Munemo 28 Apr 2022

It's time for SA businesses to harness their African trade growth potential

It's time for SA businesses to harness their African trade growth potential

15 Apr 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

Rachel Savage 14 Apr 2022

Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2022

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings/Illustration

South Africa's rand recovers

29 Nov 2021

Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky

Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

Source: ©pavel shlykov

Nigeria launches digital currency to enhance payments

25 Oct 2021

Source: ©Francesco Remolo

SSA: Low vaccination rates & complex policy environment impacts economy

22 Oct 2021

Source: ©Olga Yastremska

Namdeb extends life of mine to 2042

15 Oct 2021

Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG

SA to re-emerge in strong position post-Covid

14 Oct 2021

Source: ©Tomas Griger

Covid-19 leads to rising global debt

13 Oct 2021

Source: © sedatseven

SA earns over half of investment banking fees in sub-Saharan Africa

12 Oct 2021

Source ©Dmitrijs Kaminskis

Africa's GBS sector on the rise

2 Sep 2021

Thusang Mahlangu, CEO, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty South Africa

Top 3 risks to businesses in 2021

Thusang Mahlangu 25 Jun 2021

West African leaders and officials stand for a photo at the Ecowas extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Reuters/Anne Mimault

West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

21 Jun 2021

Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs

Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs

Eugene Yiga 14 Jun 2021

Summit to stimulate investment into Africa

Summit to stimulate investment into Africa

Mann Made 28 May 2021

Workers in a tea plantation in Rwanda. The crop is one of the country's main exports

Africa's free trade area offers great promise. But only if risks are managed with resolve

John Luiz 27 May 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Nigeria is making progress with financial inclusion: here's how

Emmanuel Mogaji 20 May 2021

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

Shift Impact Africa 17 May 2021

Trucks loaded with goods had been waiting for weeks to cross the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana borders at Elubo/Noe. © Franck Kuwonu/Africa Renewal

Africans urged to trade more with each other

7 May 2021

Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow

Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow

Chijioke Ohuocha 7 May 2021

Bobby Madhav, FNB head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance

AfCFTA offers massive economic opportunities, but there is still much work to be done

Bobby Madhav 22 Apr 2021