Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Gulf States Prove Resilient in the Face of US-Iran Conflict
Gulf Cooperation Council economies are proving resilient against the US-Iran conflict, sustained by foreign reserves and rising oil prices.
Author: John Njiraini
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Executive Interviews
Johnson Pandit Asiama: Shock-Proofing the Economy
Johnson Pandit Asiama, governor of the Bank of Ghana, discusses the challenges of sustaining macroeconomic stability following Ghana’s emergence from a deep economic crisis.
Executive Interviews
Ebson Uanguta:Agile, Resilient, Forward-Looking
Ebson Uanguta, governor of the Bank of Namibia, explains how the central bank’s monetary and reserve policy is helping it respond to inflationary pressures and the need to boost economic growth.
Transaction Banking
Mauritius Starts Solving Africa’s Cross-Border Payment Friction
The island nation is positioning itself as the solution to Africa’s fragmented cluster of cross-border payments systems.
Features
Africa Looks to Digital Bonds for Infrastructure
Gulf investment is rising, but Africa needs long-term solutions to close a huge infrastructure financing gap.
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable Bond Demand Faces Regional Turbulence
Lately a hotspot for sustainable finance, MENA states could face lower demand in the wake of the Gulf conflict.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Middle East Banks Grow African Presence
Africa’s position as a corridor for capital, trade, and investment is capturing the attention of Middle Eastern banks. For decades, the continent...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ecobank Bets $450M Africa’s Biodiversity Can Be Saved
In May, Togo’s Ecobank became the first commercial bank in Africa to issue a nature bond, mobilizing $450 million that...
News
Kenya’s Power Grid Limits Tech Growth
Kenya is positioning itself as Africa’s Silicon Savannah and its premier tech hub. Touting itself as a “full-package investment destination,”...
Banking
World’s Best Banks 2026: Preparing for the New Normal
Industry invested in market expansion and technology, but tariffs loom.
Award Winners
World’s Best Banks 2026: Africa
These African banks tested the limits of organic growth and prospered in 2025, but constraints force a strategic shift.
Awards
World’s Best Investment Banks 2026: Good Times Fizzle Away
A buoyant 2025 has transformed into a precarious 2026 rife with geopolitical instability, including the largest oil shock in history.