Country Report
Nigeria’s Double Bind
Nigeria faces leadership, institutional and security challenges to building a sustainable economy. But first, it must break out of its second recession in four years.
Africa
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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Rich Potential: Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone offers a wealth of resources and a future of longterm growth, but it’s only for those who can handle the ups and downs.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
US Payments Giant Stripe Acquires Nigerian Fintech Paystack
Stripe's acquisition is part of a wider trend of African fintech startups defyingthe odds during the global pandemic to bag multimillion-dollar M&A deals.
Features
Executive Insights: Seychelles Central Bank Caroline Abel Q&A
Seychelles' central bank governor Caroline Abel tellsGlobal Financethat the central bank of Seychelles will focus on diversifying the economy after the pandemic passes and in the meantime is focused on stopping currency speculation.
Features
Africas 25 Best Companies
African economies face especially tough barriers to post-Covid-19 recovery. Global Finance names the top 25 best performing companies throughout Africa.
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
The Last Internet Battlefield
By drone or by cable, Google, Facebook and other tech giants are vying to unlock Africa’s trove of potential subscribers who still lack internet access.
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
Development Lenders Plug Gap
The global pandemic is holding back Africa’s essential infrastructure development. Some creative private sector and multilateral solutions promise to ease the crisis.
Features
Morocco Plots Its Comeback
The government unveiled an ambitious economic recovery package. But with a flagging tourism industry and declining FDI, worries persist.
Features
Resilience and Hope
Covid-19’s impact has not been as great in Africa as on other continents. But governments are still looking for ways to return to rapid growth.