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Rising Support For Tech Innovators
Africa’s tech start-ups are enjoying greater access to fundingthanks to tech hubs, incubators and venture capital.
Africa
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Tapping The African Diaspora
Forget remittances. The best new tool for funding Africa may be bonds marketed to African expats.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Côte d’Ivoire: Perfectly Positioned
Côte d’Ivoire offers much to foreign investors, and government administrators are getting used to what is involved.
Award Winners
Data vs Data In Poaching Standoff
Innovation can help save Africa's endangered species.
Award Winners
Mobile Drives Africa Innovators
From animal-tracking innovations to agritech solutions, Africa is flexing its tech-savvy muscle—and doing it all via mobile.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Currency Crises Erupt Amid Rate, Trade Tensions
Headwinds hit currencies in emerging markets.
Features
Demand-Side Digital: Q&A With United Bank for Africa CFO Ugochukwu Nwaghodoh
Ugochukwu Nwaghodoh, group CFO of United Bank for Africa, speaks with Global Finance about how the continent’s youthful populations have rapidly embraced digital technology, and the vast market opportunities that remain.
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rich Nation, Risk Nation
The DRC has immense mineral resources and other investment opportunities, but they come with political corruption and risk.
Features
Mobile’s Last Barriers
Sub-Saharan Africa is already light years ahead of the rest of the world in advancing mobile banking. Now, governments are pressing for more cross-system compatibility.
Features
Nurturing A Savings Culture: Q&A With Chairman of Bank Zero Michael Jordaan
Michael Jordaan, co-founder and chairman of Bank Zero, and his team are working around the clock to launch their digital-only bank, which will provide competitive fees and savings rates for consumers.
Features
Riding The Digital Wave: Q&A With Barclays Africa Chief Executive Maria Ramos
Maria Ramos, chief executive of Barclays Africa (Absa), wants to tap into Africa’s tech savviness to get ahead of the digital wave that is breaking across the continent.