Standard Bank Group Launches Egypt Office to Strengthen Intra-African Trade
Standard Bank Group, the continent’s largest financial institution by assets, has formally inaugurated its Representative Office ...
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Senegal Bonds Slide as Government Rejects IMF Restructuring Plan
Senegal’s financial markets witnessed a sharp downturn on Monday following Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s firm rejection ...
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Motor Finance Industry Calls for UK Government Intervention as Compensation Liabilities Mount
Motor finance providers in the United Kingdom are reportedly appealing to the British government to reconsider ...
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World Bank’s IFC Expands African Local-Currency Lending to Strengthen Financial Autonomy
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, has announced ...
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Namibia Shifts Focus to Domestic Capital Markets Following $750 Million Eurobond Redemption
Namibia has opted to recalibrate its sovereign financing strategy, favouring domestic capital mobilisation over international borrowing, ...
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Vunani and Sentio Capital Merge to Form USD 3.48 Billion Asset Management Entity
Vunani Limited, a Johannesburg-based diversified financial services company, has finalised the merger between its fund management ...
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Africa’s Debt and the Tyranny of Perception: Rebuilding the Architecture of Global Finance
Across the African continent, ministers of finance confront a persistent absurdity: nations with lower debt-to-GDP ratios ...
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IMF Urges Zimbabwe to Clarify De-dollarisation Strategy Amid ZiG Transition
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called upon Zimbabwe to offer greater transparency and policy clarity ...
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Zimbabwe’s Economic Growth Expected to Rebound to 6%, Says IMF
Zimbabwe’s economy is projected to expand by 6% in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund ...
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Mozambique’s Central Bank Moderates Policy Rate Cuts as Inflation Stays Contained
The Bank of Mozambique has reduced its benchmark policy rate, the MIMO rate, by 50 basis ...
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