By Ziad Hamoui Last month, from Ghanaian President Mahama’s appearance at the World Governments Summit in Dubai to his state visit to Zambia, the political will...
The continent has frameworks. What it still lacks is the resilience to survive the next shock.
A new payment partnership between PAPSS and Kenya’s PesaLink is doing what roads and railways alone never could: making intra-African trade genuinely frictionless.
By Ziad Hamoui Three months of uncertainty revealed what reliance on non-reciprocal arrangements truly costs the continent. The US House of Representatives approved the African Growth...
By Ziad Hamoui The African Export-Import Bank’s recent decision to sever ties with Fitch Ratings signals more than a routine disagreement over financial assessment. It exposes...
By Jastine Martine The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) promises to unite 1.4 billion people across 54 countries into a US$3.4 trillion market. On paper,...
By Danilo Desiderio Five years into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the gap between promise and delivery threatens to undermine the continent’s boldest economic...
By Jastine Martine The true measure of a continent’s economic potential lies not in what it has built, but in what it enables. Africa stands at...
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 Victory Azimih The question facing Africa today is not whether the continent is politically independent – that battle was won decades ago. The question is...
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 Dishant Shah Africa’s greatest obstacle was never its colonial-era borders. It was the enduring belief in their permanence – the idea that African economies must...
By Danilo Desiderio Africa’s biggest trade vision, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), is gathering momentum – but not because policymakers willed it so. It...
By Sheena Raikundalia Every year, Africa hemorrhages an estimated US$5 billion – not to corruption, not to mismanagement, but simply to the cost of moving money...
By John Kourkoutas When most global executives think of payments in Africa, they picture underdeveloped banking systems, cash-dominated economies, and infrastructure gaps. But a closer look...
By Farhia Noor I am African. And I say this with unshakable conviction: the lion is not stirring. The lion is not awakening. The lion has...
By Danilo Desiderio As protectionism rises in parts of the developed world, African nations are at a pivotal crossroads in their economic evolution. A recent commentary...
By Danilo Desiderio Trade finance is often described as the “silent engine” of Africa’s economic growth, yet its full potential remains largely untapped. Strengthening access to...
By Farhia Noor I am African. And last week, as I watched the historic Africa-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit unfold, I felt both pride and pain. Pride,...
By Danilo Desiderio The 11th edition of the Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (ARIA XI) report – jointly published by the United Nations Economic Commission for...
Africa has taken a landmark step toward financial sovereignty with the launch of PAPSSCARD, the continent’s first homegrown pan-African card scheme. Unveiled on June 27 at...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson Amid growing global uncertainty and under the looming shadow of U.S. economic policy, Africa is quietly reshaping its financial future. As the continent...
By Emmanuel Musaazi From the fifteenth century onwards, Africa’s path has been shaped by external powers who saw the continent less as a partner and more...
By Gregory Simpkins In the last few years, China and Russia have used the coalition they created – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) to...
By Danilo Desiderio A seismic shift has rocked the African financial landscape. On June 4, global ratings agency Fitch delivered a sharp blow to the continent’s...
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 Mark-Anthony Johnson The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is the flagship initiative of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, a strategic blueprint for fostering inclusive...
Kenyan President William Ruto’s push to reduce reliance on the US dollar in African trade has gained traction with the launch of the Pan-African Payments Settlement...
The central banks of Rwanda and Ghana have partnered to integrate their national payment systems and establish a fintech licensing passport between the two nations, as...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a central initiative within the African Union’s Agenda 2063, which is a strategic framework aimed...
Next week, finance ministers and central bank governors from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will gather to prepare for the upcoming annual heads of government summit in...
Press Release | The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have today signed the Agreement for The Bahamas to host...
Press Release | The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is proud to announce the entry of Banque Centrale de Tunisie (BCT) into its network...
Bloomberg | More than half of African nations will use the rules of a continental free-trade pact this year as the region moves closer to fully...
By Christopher Adam Why are African countries exposed in the international currency market? Three main reasons. First, African economies are small and as such are highly...
Press Release – APO | The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a groundbreaking initiative developed by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to revolutionize cross-border payments...
By Gregory Simpkins On May 30, 2019, the framework agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) entered into force, But this continental body still...
