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Source: G20 South Africa - @g20org

South Africa makes historic leap as first African nation to head the G20Katja Hamilton

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

28 Oct 2024

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

28 Oct 2024

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Source: Reuters. China's foreign minister, Qin Gang addresses delegates at the inauguration of the new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, which China is building and equipping in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 11, 2023.

Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

12 Jan 2023

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

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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

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Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

3 Aug 2022

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US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

Virusha Subban 29 Jul 2022

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Pan-African trade enabling Africa's Fourth Industrial Revolution

Sisonke Mgwebi 15 Jul 2022

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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

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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

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Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2022

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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