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Source: G20 South Africa - @g20org

South Africa makes historic leap as first African nation to head the G20Katja Hamilton

Pictures: Aida Diarra, senior vice president and head of sub-Saharan Africa at Visa with Clayton Hayward, group CEO of EFTCorp. Together they have formed a five year partnership to enhance financial inclusion in Africa (Image supplied)

Visa invests $1bn to grow financial inclusion in Africa, partners with EFTCorp

28 Oct 2024

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

28 Oct 2024

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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Zuneid Yousuf

Covid-19 and AfCFTA: why now is the time to maintain momentum despite the global pandemic

Zuneid Yousuf 15 Oct 2020

Professor Njuguna Ndung’u

Business as usual in post-pandemic recovery will only reinforce economic hardship

Njuguna Ndung'u 28 Sep 2020

Africa is open for business

Africa is open for business

15 Sep 2020

#WomensMonth: Suzanne Morel shares how Mastercard SA is powering up women in SA

#WomensMonth: Suzanne Morel shares how Mastercard SA is powering up women in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Aug 2020

Residents of Lamu, Kenya, accuse the government of ignoring their concerns and going ahead with the construction of a huge port. TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

Review of nine African 'blue economy' projects shows what works and what doesn't

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood 12 Aug 2020

Central bank (in the background) can no longer perform its function of being the lender of last resort. Shutterstock

Zimbabwe wants to raise money through a sovereign bond. Why this is ill-advised

Misheck Mutize 11 Aug 2020

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent's economies

Muazu Ibrahim 3 Aug 2020

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank group president David Malpass have offered debt relief to developing countries.

Why African countries are reluctant to take up Covid-19 debt relief

Misheck Mutize 30 Jul 2020

East Asian countries have looked up to Japan as a model of success.

What drove Asia's economic success stories, and what should Africa emulate?

Mills Soko 27 Jul 2020

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Covid-19 impact on consumption patterns in Africa's key markets

23 Jul 2020

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

Robyn Berger, Theunis Claassen and Catherine Robson 30 Jun 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari raises his fist during an inspection of honour guards on parade to mark Democracy Day in Abuja, on June 12, 2019.
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Buhari's Covid-19 economic plan: old wine in new wineskins

Stephen Onyeiwu 25 Jun 2020

The Nigerian Naira has been under a lot pressure lately
Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Nigeria's post-Covid-19 recovery plan has some merit. But it misses the mark

Tolu Olarewaju 22 Jun 2020

A deserted street in Cairo after coronavirus-related restrictions were tightened. Egypt has been one of the hardest hit in Africa. Photo by Mohamed Elraai/picture alliance via Getty Images

Controlling Covid-19 will carry devastating economic cost for developing countries

Borja Santos Porras 4 Jun 2020

Africa’s dependency on commodity exports, including oil, makes it more vulnerable to the impact of Covid-19. Getty Images

How a post-Covid-19 revival could kickstart Africa's free trade area

Faizel Ismail 27 May 2020

Clement Chinaka

Slow Covid-19 economic recovery compels African companies to adapt

Clement Chinaka 21 May 2020

A member of the Nigerian Health Task Force fumigates a building in Abuja, Nigeria, as the city struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus. COVID-19 Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus

Chuku Chuku 15 May 2020

To meet the needs of its youthful population, African businesses must expand and governments must invest in infrastructure. Getty Images

Moratorium on debt for Africa? Be careful of unintended consequences

Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal 11 May 2020

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Vultures, doves and African debt: here's a way out

Danny Bradlow 7 May 2020

The street market at Mont-Bouët in Libreville, Gabon. The country was one of 10 on the continent downgraded this year. Getty Images

Why downgrading countries in a time of crisis is an exceptionally bad idea

Misheck Mutize 4 May 2020

How Mauritius' outward-focused economy survived previous shocks

How Mauritius' outward-focused economy survived previous shocks

Harshana Kasseeah 29 Apr 2020

Africa Shared Value Leadership eSummit - Economic survival in a post-pandemic world

Africa Shared Value Leadership eSummit - Economic survival in a post-pandemic world

Shift Impact Africa 28 Apr 2020

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