South African Startup Flood Secures $2.5 Million to Digitise Offline Commerce Across Emerging Markets
South African technology firm Flood, founded by serial entrepreneur André de Wet, has successfully secured US$2.5 ...
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Ghana’s Cedi Becomes 2025’s Best-Performing Global Currency
Ghana’s cedi has emerged as the world’s best-performing currency in 2025, registering an extraordinary appreciation of ...
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Saudi Arabia Expected to Raise $12.6 Billion in Bond Issuance
Saudi Arabia is poised to issue an additional $12.6 billion in sovereign bonds by the end ...
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Windhoek to Host 10th Leaders Without Borders Summit on African Trade
From 2nd to 4th July 2025, Windhoek, Namibia, will serve as the host city for the ...
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Dangote Sugar Refinery Posts ₦23.65 Billion Quarterly Loss Despite Strong Revenue Growth in Q1 2025
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, one of the continent’s most prominent food processing companies, released its consolidated ...
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Visa and Bridge Expand Stablecoin Use Through Card-Issuing Partnership Across Latin America
Visa Inc. has announced a new partnership with Bridge, a stablecoin orchestration platform and a subsidiary ...
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OPINION | South Africa Must Move From Rhetoric to Leadership in Africa’s Free Trade Future
Yesterday, Mozambique formally operationalised its participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), joining a ...
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World Bank Meetings Conclude with Economic Foreboding as Tariff Questions Linger
The recent Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington ...
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Analysis – South Africa Investors Face Global Growth Storm Clouds After Choppy Politics
Investors have flocked to South Africa's domestic bond markets, betting the country can stay the course ...
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Trump’s Global Tariffs: The Economic Fallout for Africa
On 2 April 2025, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency, invoking the International Emergency ...
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