Despite banking reforms, an end to the country’s economic trauma remains a distant prospect.

This year’s awards celebrate increased product innovation, digital transformation and the widespread recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, together with the growing intersection between ESG and sharia-compliant financing.

Reports are growing of toxic work cultures across Nigeria’s fast-growing fintech sector.

The central African government’s move to embrace bitcoin highlights the growing importance of cryptocurrencies across the continent, with central banks playing catch up. 

Higher oil prices mean a return to budget surplus, even as investment challenges remain.

SABB CEO Tony Cripps talks about the impact of higher interest rates, the bank’s digital ambitions and how it plans to increase its foothold in Saudi Arabia’s retail market.

Further growth in retail mortgages will continue to underpin credit growth for banks as the economy improves. 

The flawed launch of Nigeria’s eNaira holds lessons for other African central bank digital currency projects.

Higher oil prices and an end to most coronavirus restrictions point to a rosy year ahead for local lenders, with new digital entrants set to raise fresh questions about consolidation.

The National Bank of Kuwait’s deputy CEO for Kuwait talks to John Everington about the outlook for the economy and the prospects for public–private partnerships.