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Emerging & Frontier Markets

Pandemic Strengthens African Bank Digitization

Within Sub-Saharan Africa, mobile money providers have waived or reduced transaction fees while governments are encouraging digital payments as a strategy to wean off person-to-person contact.

Awards

World’s Best Banks 2020: Africa

African banks delivered some of the world’s highest returns on equity last year, but current factors make a repeat performance unlikely.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Kenya: Steady Growth, With Challenges

Financial services is fueling expansion, but fiscal woes and terrorism are keeping foreign investors at bay.

Data

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?

News

Good-Bye CFA, Hello Eco

African nations are doing away with a relic of the colonial era.

Features

Brexit Drives British Africa Investments

Brexit is a loss for Europe but it could turn into a win for Africa.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Gabon: Oil And Instability

Gabon is cleaning its fiscal house, and hopes to prove it can be more than just an oil producer.

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

As Africa’s Growth Slows, Debt Distress Looms

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

News

Economic Uncertainty Shadows Tunisia’s New President

An outsider takes over in Tunisia.

News

Ethiopian Reformer Nets A Nobel

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

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Nigerian Central Bank Prods Lenders To Boost Economy

Nigeria's central bank is trying to get the private sector moving.