Economics, Policy & Regulation
South Africa’s Reforms of Trade Logistics Move Slowly
Freight rail and port reforms being implemented by South Africa can boost the country’s role as a trade gateway between...
Author: Tawanda Karombo
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Awards
GW Platt Foreign Exchange Awards 2026
Beyond The Treasurer's Desk: Record volatility has moved FX-risk management to the center of corporate strategy.
Award Winners
GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2026: Africa
Ecobank leverages digital FX and trade finance platforms across multiple African markets, streamlining payments and liquidity solutions.
Transaction Banking
GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2025: Global, Regional And Country Winners
Amid consistently high geopolitical tensions, a shifting interest rate environment in developed and developing economies, and the increasing threat of...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Ghana: Domestic Funding For Cocoa
Ghana’s decision to exclude international banks from funding cocoa production may have opened opportunities for its domestic financiers and traders...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
South Africa: Overcoming Headwinds
South Africa seeks the return of foreign investment. South Africa, with the continent’s most diverse and sophisticated economy, retains its...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Unfazed, South African Banks Expand
South African banks are expected to soar above the country’s economic challenges, capitalizing on robust capital outlays, diverse investment, and...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
The Eurobond Returns
International investors will likely have the opportunity to invest in another African eurobond issue after the Cote d’Ivoire marked sub-Saharan...
Banking
GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2024—Global, Regional And Country Winners
The volatile foreign exchange (FX) markets challenge CFOs and corporate treasurers when managing their currency risks and reporting financial results....
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.
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.