By Ajay Wasserman South Africa’s official unemployment rate has declined. On the surface, that is cause for cautious optimism. According to Statistics South Africa, the latest...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly When Saudi Arabia threw open the doors of the Tadawul – the kingdom’s US$3 trillion stock exchange – to all foreign investors...
By Danilo Desiderio The persistent shortfall in domestic savings represents one of the most binding structural constraints on Africa’s long-term growth and economic transformation. Sub-Saharan Africa...
By Dishant Shah While banks remain flush with capital, millions of African entrepreneurs access credit through trust-based systems that formal institutions fail to recognize. Across Africa,...
By Ajay Wasserman Here is an uncomfortable truth that eludes most Western observers: connectivity has become the defining currency of upward mobility in the 21st century....
By Jastine Martine African businesses moved US$205 billion in cryptocurrency transactions last year. The figure is staggering, but the reason behind it is simple: waiting 45...
By Dishant Shah Here is an uncomfortable truth that rarely makes headlines: Africa hemorrhages billions of dollars annually simply moving money within its own borders. Not...
By Des H. Rikhotso Africa’s fintech revolution is no longer a story of isolated outliers – it’s increasingly a tale of dynamic urban hubs driving continent-wide...
By Ajay Wasserman For decades, Africa’s economic narrative has been tethered to foreign direct investment. While external capital has played a role, it has often arrived...
By Ajay Wasserman By 2025, the combined market capitalization of Africa’s stock exchanges is projected to surpass US$1.42 trillion, with annual trading volumes exceeding US$343.7 billion....
By Farouk Mark Mukiibi When global investors, brands, and policymakers talk about Africa’s rising middle class, they often lean on familiar metrics: income brackets, consumer spending,...
By Kei Rapodile When the word “crypto” echoes through African boardrooms, buzzes in WhatsApp groups, or sparks debate on township streets, the response is often a...
By Dishant Shah When it comes to boosting trade between India and Africa, the conversation often revolves around tariffs, logistics, and infrastructure. These are undeniably important...
By Danilo Desiderio Africa, a continent rich in cultural diversity and deeply rooted in communal values, holds a powerful yet underutilized asset that could transform the...
By Danilo Desiderio On December 18 2023, the Financial Times published an article that had an international resonance, which argued that Africa cannot grow without increasing...
Carver Federal Savings Bank, the largest publicly traded Black-owned bank in the U.S., has provided US$225 million in loans over the past five years to 183...
By Edson Mpyisi Kenya stands at a pivotal moment where its youthful population can become either its greatest asset or a significant challenge. With over 75%...
Remittances are pivotal in many African economies, significantly boosting their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). In 2022, remittances comprised 7.6 percent of GDP in Western Africa, 6.8...
Pan-African bank, Ecobank Nigeria Ltd and global payment services giants Western Union yesterday announced a deal that would make it possible for the bank’s account holders...
