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World’s Best Private Banks 2021: Africa

Resilience has long defined the private banking industry in Africa, and 2020 is no exception. With the Covid pandemic raging and the global economy sagging, African banks have been among the hardest hit. From 2012 through 2019, according to McKinsey ...

Country Report

Mauritius: Turning Point

Will the Covid-19 pandemic erase Mauritius’ recent gains?

Features

Executive Insights: World Bank Director Greta Bull Q&A

Greta Bull, chief executive of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor and a World Bank director, speaks of the reality of microfinance today.

Features

Helping the Homeland: African Development Bank CFO Swazi B. Tshabalala Q&A

Swazi B. Tshabalala, chief finance officer and currently acting senior vice president at the African Development Bank Group, discusses the bank’s efforts to help countries ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic and the how the continent can jumpstart economic development.

Features

Can Microlenders Make A Comeback?

Once hailed as a game-changer for the impoverished, microlenders are falling behind in the digital race while online lenders and commercial banks poach their turf.

Features

Google’s Africa Trial Balloons Up In The Air In Kenya

Google wants to solve Kenya's 5G problem while most Kenyans would be happy to get 3G.

News

African Banks: Non-Performing Loans Prove To Be A Struggle

NPLs in Africa are three times higher than the global median.

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African Banking: Opportunity, Rapid Growth And Risk

As the number of physical banks in Africa diminishes, can existing institutions keep up with rising demand and the challenge of digital banking?

Country Report

Mauritius: Africa’s Offshore Haven

Mauritius is betting that political stability and free-market reforms will vault it into the ranks of high-income nations. But first, it needs more foreign investment.

News

Ethiopian Reformer Nets A Nobel

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is defying expectations, bringing peace, and reviving Ethiopia's economy.

News

As Africa’s Growth Slows, Debt Distress Looms

Some African nations may face a debt crisis if their economic growth stagnates.

Supplement

Plenty Of Ambition

Phillipine Mtikitiki, general manager of the East & Central Africa Franchise for Coca-Cola and president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kenya, talks about Africa’s “infinite promise” and investment from the US and China.