The Exchange | Financial markets play a vital role in enhancing the smooth operation of economies by allocating resources and creating liquidity for businesses and entrepreneurs....
The rapid growth rates experienced in sub-Saharan Africa since the 1990s – which defied expectations and proved resilient through the financial crisis are not sustainable going...
Visa Inc., which is piloting Ethiopia’s first international debit card, is seeking to persuade the government to ease tight restrictions on banks in an effort to...
The government has a mission to use a strong state to build infrastructure and develop the industrial and agricultural sectors. It argues that it could repeat the...
Rwanda’s finance minister said the country will soon allow derivatives trading on its stock exchange and a new investment code, which could offer tax breaks for...
Although the crucial financial importance of money sent to African countries has long been documented, detailed research into the scale of remittances is lacking. Despite the...
Ethiopia received its first credit ratings on Friday, paving the way for a possible debut sovereign debt issue which would give investors another route into Africa’s...
African entrepreneur Aliko Dangote has been named among the top 25 people who have had the biggest impact on business in the last 25 years. The...
The bank’s business model, based on unsecured loans and low-cost transactions, has proved successful as it seeks to attract the unbanked population. Blowing up in growth,...
Loans to the private sector have picked up as Rwanda emerges from the effects of delayed aid disbursement, but the country is still too dependent on...
Traders on the floor of the Nairobi Stock Exchange Days before Facebook became a public company on 18 May, the hype behind the social network giant...
Provided by: Fear of the future sells insurance. Because we can’t predict the future, we want to be ready to cover our financial needs if, or...
Abdirashid Duale, CEO of Dahabshiil, one of Africa’s largest money transfer companies, gave the keynote address at a conference hosted by Oxford University from 29-30 June....
