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AFC Commercial Bank enhances its end-to-end banking transformation

October 27, 2023

AFC Commercial Bank joins the league of African banks leveraging Intellect Global Consumer Banking to support its digital banking experience.

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Flutterwave’s CEO on fundraising plans and receiving regulatory approval

October 19, 2023

Olugbenga Agboola, founder and CEO of Flutterwave, talks to editor Joy Macknight.

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Abdellatif Jouahri, governor, Bank Al-Maghrib – View from IMF 2023

October 13, 2023

Morocco’s central bank governor speaks with John Everington.

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Nigeria’s crypto market continues to defy the odds

October 13, 2023

Crypto trades have steadily grown despite government bans and limitations, proving their resilience against systemic economic uncertainty in the country.

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Ferid Belhaj, vice-president, Middle East and north Africa, World Bank – View from IMF 2023

October 12, 2023

The World Bank’s vice-president for the MENA region talks to Middle East and Africa editor John Everington.

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Does a ‘better’ World Bank mean no fossil fuel financing?

October 11, 2023

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.

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Morocco hopes for World Cup economic boost

October 9, 2023

Morocco’s minister of economy and finance talks to John Everington ahead of the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF.

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The Banker’s Top 100 African Banks 2023

October 2, 2023

Lenders across the continent experienced pressure from high inflation and a strong US dollar in 2022.

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Africa’s leaders seize the climate initiative

October 2, 2023

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.

Olugbenga Agboola

Flutterwave makes final preparations ahead of IPO listing

September 29, 2023

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.