John Njiraini

Africa’s Best Banks adapted to help clients and communities.

New privacy policies will force WhatsApp users in some regions to share their data with Facebook and its other offerings to keep using the popular service.

Paypal makes inroads on a continent where cash is still king.

Resilience has long defined the private banking industry in Africa, and 2020 is no exception. With the Covid pandemic raging and the global economy sagging, African banks have been among the hardest hit. From 2012 through 2019, according to McKinsey ...

Will the Covid-19 pandemic erase Mauritius’ recent gains?

Swazi B. Tshabalala, chief finance officer and currently acting senior vice president at the African Development Bank Group, discusses the bank’s efforts to help countries ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic and the how the continent can jumpstart economic development.

Greta Bull, chief executive of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor and a World Bank director, speaks of the reality of microfinance today.  

Once hailed as a game-changer for the impoverished, microlenders are falling behind in the digital race while online lenders and commercial banks poach their turf.

Google wants to solve Kenya's 5G problem while most Kenyans would be happy to get 3G.

NPLs in Africa are three times higher than the global median.

As the number of physical banks in Africa diminishes, can existing institutions keep up with rising demand and the challenge of digital banking?

Mauritius is betting that political stability and free-market reforms will vault it into the ranks of high-income nations. But first, it needs more foreign investment.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is defying expectations, bringing peace, and reviving Ethiopia's economy.

Some African nations may face a debt crisis if their economic growth stagnates.

Africa has been waiting for the US to launch a new wave of investment. But is Washington willing to help?

Phillipine Mtikitiki, general manager of the East & Central Africa Franchise for Coca-Cola and president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kenya, talks about Africa’s “infinite promise” and investment from the US and China.

Kenyan monetary policy remains in the same hands.

Technology is raising old metals to new highs. Africa has them all.

Mauritius is hoping to parlay its record as a wealth haven and FDI magnet into a new, knowledge-based economy and financial hub for Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Bank One CEO Ravneet Chowdhury tells Global Finance how Mauritius wins over investors with a secure stand-out investment climate.

Indebted African nations are turning to an unexpected source for funds.

GE Africa has a new CEO.