Africa

The new permit will allow Wave to offer a wide range of services without relying on a legacy finance institution.

Standard Chartered and Barclays Bank are both reducing their presence in African markets.

Africa’s banks bounce back after a rough year.

Tunisia offers opportunities for foreign direct investors, but it might be better to wait.

Despite all the problems plaguing the continent, Africa's youth sees a brighter future ahead.

Côte d’Ivoire’s growth resumes in a post-pandemic world.

New trading partners seek to gain sway, but former colonial powers are well-entrenched.

The banks of Africa are moving toward a tech-focused future.

Long a beacon of prosperity in Africa, the tiny island nation needs fresh government initiatives to boost growth.

South Sudan is rich in oil and land, but also corrupt and unstable.

Although the shares are still closely held by erstwhile members, there is a strong appetite from nonmember retail investors and institutional investors to own shares in the exchange.

Several African countries are queuing up for debt abatement after the Paris Club agreed to debt relief for Sudan. 

South Africa faces the conundrum of widening income disparities even in times of rising growth.

China, Russia and India vie for dominance in Africa in the new Great Game. 

African citizens voice concern about government use of large resources in failed infrastructure projects. 

Checking in on the AfCFTA, launched in January to forge a united African market.

Islamists lose power to liberals but the king continues to dominate political decision-making.

Sustainable finance makes inroads in Africa.

Dated extraction technologies and poor maintenance are only partially to blame for Royal Dutch Shell's decision.

Can a career businessman and management expert turn around Zambia's grim economic trajectory?