Makhtar Diop, managing director of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, speaks about the implications of the recent partnership agreement signed with other multilateral development banks.
AFC Commercial Bank joins the league of African banks leveraging Intellect Global Consumer Banking to support its digital banking experience.
Olugbenga Agboola, founder and CEO of Flutterwave, talks to editor Joy Macknight.
Morocco’s central bank governor speaks with John Everington.
Crypto trades have steadily grown despite government bans and limitations, proving their resilience against systemic economic uncertainty in the country.
The World Bank’s vice-president for the MENA region talks to Middle East and Africa editor John Everington.
World Bank president Ajay Banga has big ambitions, including measuring the bank’s performance based on outputs, rather than inputs. But ceasing fossil fuel financing doesn’t appear to be on the agenda for now.
Morocco’s minister of economy and finance talks to John Everington ahead of the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF.
Lenders across the continent experienced pressure from high inflation and a strong US dollar in 2022.
The successes of the African Climate Summit, together with the African Union’s admission to the G20, mean that African voices are becoming harder to ignore on the global stage.
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Nigeria and San Francisco, the payments and remittances firm has grown to become one of Africa’s largest start-ups, with a valuation of $3bn as of 2022.
It is too early to understand how much the new service will affect banks’ revenue.
Access Holdings’ group managing director talks about the group’s acquisition strategy, the impact of Nigerian economic reforms on the country’s banking sector, and the future of digital assets in Africa.
Mohamed Siad Doualeh, Djibouti’s ambassador to the US, talks about debt restructuring efforts, the impact of regional conflict in Ethiopia and Sudan, and the country’s efforts to position itself as a regional financial hub.
After being caught out seven years ago, Nigerian lenders are better prepared to absorb the impact of the naira’s recent devaluation.
The country’s big four all reported positive results for 2022, in spite of gathering economic storm clouds.
UBA is the only Nigerian lender in this year’s Top 1000 World Banks ranking to record a rise in Tier 1 capital and profits.
Significant crises in key markets such as Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa burdened lenders in this year’s ranking.
The deputy governor of the National Bank of Rwanda talks to The Banker about the central bank’s drive to increase the financial inclusion of women and its plans to have equal access by 2027.
A new trade deal for Africa is needed to boost the continent’s economic performance and reduce poverty.