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Banking

World’s Safest Banks 2023—Global Top 100

The debacles of 2023 clearly illustrated that a bank’s financial stability must never be taken for granted. Overall performance of...

Banking

As multinationals exit or downscale, African-based institutions are taking the lead on the continent.

Features

After exponential growth over the past decade, African fintech hits a slowdown in 2023.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

African entrepreneurs, frustrated by political and economic barriers and reluctant banks, increasingly see VC as the source of the funds they need.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

African sovereigns and banks are looking for alternative funding sources as their access to the eurobond market dries up.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

MasterCard will be acquiring a minority stake in the fintech unit of African telecom giant MTN.

Country Report

Decades of economic restructuring are at stake as Morocco struggles to rebuild from a deadly earthquake.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Abdelatif Jouahri, governor of the Central Bank of Morocco, shares his thoughts regarding the strengths of the bank and the Moroccan economy.

Sustainable Finance

A military coup overshadows Africa’s first-ever deal involving private creditors to refinance $500 million of Gabon’s sovereign debt.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

The institution is Uganda’s biggest lender, accounting for roughly 55% of its multilateral external debt stock.

News

One of the poorest countries in the world, Niger is the fourth West African country to experience a coup d’état since 2020.

Emerging & Frontier Markets

The move, which economists deem positive, is a prelude to needed monetary reform.