Features
Africa’s Gas Bubble
A slew of activity to meet Europe’s war-driven thirst for new sources of hydrocarbons could put long-term development at risk.
Author: John Njiraini
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Features
Africa: Crystal-Clear Trends
A clearer path for Africa’s banking industry is forming, as regulators focus on strong and supportive controls.
Award Winners
World’s Best SME Banks 2023: Regional Winners
According to the Bank for International Settlements, global liquidity in 2021 reached an unprecedented $175 trillion, twice global GDP. That figure set the tone for the year in investment banking, as cash-rich companies powered record deal making worldwide. The macro ...
Awards
World’s Best Private Banks 2023: Africa
Global Finance presents the best private banks in Africa.
Banking
Africa’s FDI Rebound
Tremendous opportunities await foreign direct investors, but geopolitical issues, China’s lending practices and human rights violations may stymie that potential.
Features
Balancing Physical And Digital Presence: Q&A With Bridge Bank Group CEO Ehouman Kassi
Ehouman Kassi, CEO at Bridge Bank Group in Côte d’Ivoire, discusses strategies the bank has deployed to penetrate the market.
Executive Interviews
Building An Investment Bridge: Q&A With Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright
Alice Albright, CEO of the US foreign aid agency Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), discusses why Africa is an important investment destination for US dollars.
Executive Interviews
Growth Despite Headwinds: Q&A With NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora
John Gachora, NCBA Group managing director, spoke to Global Finance on NCBA Bank’s consolidation-driven growth strategy amid global and local shocks.
Executive Interviews
Moving Beyond Petro: Q&A With Zenith Bank CEO Ebenezer Onyeagwu
Ebenezer Onyeagwu, CEO of Zenith Bank, shares thoughts on the bank’s strategy to maintain its dominance in the Nigerian market while exploring opportunities beyond.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Central Banker Report Cards 2022
After years of easy money, central banks are tightening up—some more quickly than others. Global Finance grades their performance in the face of the past year’s rising inflation.
News
Kenya: New President Ready To Hustle
The new president has said he intends to prioritize agriculture and food security, stimulate job creation and reawaken the competitiveness of the private sector by reducing government domestic borrowing.