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Africa 2017 | Super Regional Banks Fill Finance Gaps
With major multinationals scaling back in Africa, regional players of all sizes are embracing the opportunities left behind.
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Africa 2017 | Test Lab For Tomorrow’s Banking
The fintech sector is heating up across sub-Saharan Africa. Foreign investors are paying close attention and providing start-ups with the capital needed to get off the ground.
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Africa 2017 | The Future of Banking Everywhere
In the following pages we explore some of Africa’s contradictions. Eighty percent of Africans are unbanked; at the same time seven of the world’s fastest-growing economies are in this region.
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Africa 2017 | Top 25 Companies
Africa is emerging from last year’s slump, but slow growth of its largest economies is impeding recovery for many of its corporates.
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Africa 2017| Solar Microgrids To Plug Electric Gap
Off-grid solar technology will be crucial to meet the energy needs of the 650 million Africans without reliable access to electric power.
News
BP South Africa Appoints Black Woman CEO, Creates History
Priscillah Mabelane isthe first black woman in history to head a multinational oil major.
Features
African Banking’s Transitional Moment
Patrick Akinwuntan, group executive director of Ecobank Transnational, explains the bank’s plans to use mobile technology to vastly expand its customer base in the 33 African countries in which it operates
Award Winners
Best Banks In Africa 2017
Global Finance Magazine’s 2017 rankings of the best banks in Africa.
Features
Finance App Boosts SMEs Squeezed By Risk
New approach to funding fills gaps for African entrepreneurs with strong networks and solid track records.
Award Winners
Growing With Startups
Sim Tshabalala, joint group chief executive of Standard Bank, explains how the continent’s biggest bank will benefit from Africa’s coming renewal.
News
South Africa Shakeup Sparks Downgrades
South Africa’s new minister of Finance, Malusi Gigaba, whose appointment brought on ratings agency downgrades, faces low confidence and slow growth.
Country Report
Angola: No Quick Fixes
With its currency batteredand government revenue down to historic lows, Angola, Africa’s largest oil producer, must now address the fundamental causes of its macroeconomic imbalances.