Emerging & Frontier Markets
Africa: Finding New Funders
African sovereigns and banks are looking for alternative funding sources as their access to the eurobond market dries up.
Author: Tawanda Karombo
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Africa: Standard Bank CEO Skeptical Of Retail CBDCS
The IMF has conducted CBDC workshops in Africa covering issues posed by central bank-governed virtual digital assetsbut adoption has been sluggish.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
African Bonds Oversubscribed
The African bond market is heating up again after years of sovereign defaults and Covid-related headwinds.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Zambia: Diversifying FDI
Investors look to Zambia due to its positive economic atmosphere.
News
Africa: Issuances Come To A Halt
Only three African countries—Angola, Nigeria and South Africa—issued Eurobonds since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war because of tightening financial conditions.
Banking
Africa Erupts As A Deal Hotbed
Resilient global venture capital flows are propping up Africa’s tech startups.
News
First E-Money License Issued To West African Fintech
The new permit will allow Wave to offer a wide range of services without relying on a legacy finance institution.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Changes Drive Investors Toward African Eurobonds
South Africa’s and Angola’s recentissuances were both oversubscribed.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Africa: Flush Of Investment Drives New Fintech Boom
A fintech boom is underway in Africa, fueled by increased digital and fintech literacy and access to smartphones.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Nigerian Telco Opts For Digital Payments
African telecom operator MTN doesn't need brick-and-mortar retail locations to expand its network.
Awards
GW Platt Foreign Exchange Provider Awards 2022
After a year of challenges for the global FX market, the pace of change hasn’t slowed.
Award Winners
World’s Best SME Banks 2022
Global Finance presents its inaugural annual listing of the best global, regional and national banks that serve SMEs, for more than 60 countries and regions.