Africa

One step closer to a pan-African free trade zone.

Almost a decade after the Arab Spring dictators are still not secure.

Technology and customer demands are just two factors behind an evolving business model for banking in Africa. 

African banks and fintech companies create synergies to roll out innovative products and services. 

African banks expertly wield tech tools to satisfy corporate clients and draw in millions of new consumers from cities and rural areas.

CEO James Formby talks about how Rand Merchant Bank is adapting to meet the needs of corporate and institutional clients in a fast-changing region.

Yet some experts urge caution and stronger protection for consumers.

Telecoms and traditional banks are being lured by a new system meant to give all Nigerians access to financial services.

Sim Tshabalala, group CEO of Standard Bank, explains how Africa’s biggest bank is expanding throughout the continent and boosting trade and investment with China.

African regulators are balancing innovation against risks of illicit money flows and the need to protect consumers.

The Arab Spring continues in Algeria.

Trade and tariff wars aren't the only things that threaten cross-border trade and investment.

Big moves in Nigeria's oil industry.

The oil-rich Southern African country bets its economic revival on an IMF bailout and a fresh pair of hands.

Opportunities abound for investors in Africa.

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

Demand for materials needed in batteries and energy storage has created a dynamic new market for once-obscure metals. Can supply keep up with demand?

Economic damage from Brexit will not be limited to the UK, Ireland, and Europe.

Poverty in Nigeria is growing and two presidential candidates have vastly different approaches to tackling the country's problems.

Bulgaria, Indonesia, Vietnam, Peru and Morocco are better positioned to weather global headwinds, a report finds. Antonella Ciancio As US-China trade tensions, tightening financial conditions and increasing political uncertainty cast shadows on global economic growth in 2019, five emerging countries ...