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    Japan slides into recession
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    Dollar shrugs off Fitch's US credit rating downgrade

    By Rae Wee 2 Aug 2023

    Oil prices fall, set for fourth weekly drop, as demand fears weigh
    Oil prices fall, set for fourth weekly drop, as demand fears weigh

    By Yuka Obayashi and Andrew Hayley 12 May 2023

    A person holds a new 1000 naira note as the Central Bank of Nigeria releases the notes to the public through the banks in Abuja, Nigeria, 15 December 2022. Reuters / Afolabi Sotunde / File Photo
    Nigerian court extends old banknotes to end-2023 amid cash shortage

      3 Mar 2023

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    These are the most in demand finance jobs in the world right now, research shows

    31 Jan 2023

    Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens
    Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

      20 Dec 2022

    COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?
    COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

      23 Nov 2022

    Source: Reuters.
    Liz Truss resigns

    20 Oct 2022

    Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko
    Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

      20 Oct 2022

    Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.
    IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

      11 Oct 2022

    Source: Reuters/Jeenah Moon. A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the Hudson River.
    New York still top, Moscow sinks in finance centre ranking

      22 Sep 2022

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    Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

    3 Aug 2022

    Source:
    Uncertainty ahead: The state of African consumer sentiment

    15 Jun 2022

    Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says
    Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

      14 Apr 2022

    Source: iStock
    Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

      12 Jan 2022

    Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings/Illustration
    South Africa's rand recovers

    29 Nov 2021

    Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky
    Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

    2 Nov 2021

    Source: ©pavel shlykov
    Nigeria launches digital currency to enhance payments

    25 Oct 2021

    Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG
    SA to re-emerge in strong position post-Covid

    14 Oct 2021

    Source: ©Tomas Griger
    Covid-19 leads to rising global debt

    13 Oct 2021

    Source ©Dmitrijs Kaminskis
    Africa's GBS sector on the rise

    2 Sep 2021

    Thusang Mahlangu, CEO, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty South Africa
    Top 3 risks to businesses in 2021

      25 Jun 2021

    West African leaders and officials stand for a photo at the Ecowas extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Reuters/Anne Mimault
    West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

    21 Jun 2021

    Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs
    Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs

      14 Jun 2021

    Workers in a tea plantation in Rwanda. The crop is one of the country's main exports
    Africa's free trade area offers great promise. But only if risks are managed with resolve

      27 May 2021

    Image source: Getty/Gallo
    Nigeria is making progress with financial inclusion: here's how

      20 May 2021

    Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice
    Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

    Shift Impact Africa  17 May 2021

    Trucks loaded with goods had been waiting for weeks to cross the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana borders at Elubo/Noe. © Franck Kuwonu/Africa Renewal
    Africans urged to trade more with each other

    7 May 2021

    Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow
    Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow

      7 May 2021

    Bobby Madhav, FNB head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance
    AfCFTA offers massive economic opportunities, but there is still much work to be done

      22 Apr 2021

    Africa can finance its development but needs a paradigm shift
    Africa can finance its development but needs a paradigm shift

      22 Dec 2020

    Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development headquarters in Lome. Willem Heerbaart/Wikimedia Commons
    How West Africa economic partnership deals put the cart before the horse

      18 Nov 2020

    Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth
    Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

      4 Nov 2020

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    A person holds a new 1000 naira note as the Central Bank of Nigeria releases the notes to the public through the banks in Abuja, Nigeria, 15 December 2022. Reuters / Afolabi Sotunde / File Photo
    Nigerian court extends old banknotes to end-2023 amid cash shortage

     3 Mar 2023

    Source:
    These are the most in demand finance jobs in the world right now, research shows

    31 Jan 2023

    Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens
    Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

     20 Dec 2022

    COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?
    COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

     23 Nov 2022

    Source: Reuters.
    Liz Truss resigns

    20 Oct 2022

    Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko
    Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

     20 Oct 2022

    Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.
    IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

     11 Oct 2022

    Source: Reuters/Jeenah Moon. A view of the New York City skyline of Manhattan and the Hudson River.
    New York still top, Moscow sinks in finance centre ranking

     22 Sep 2022

    Source:
    Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

    3 Aug 2022

    Source:
    Uncertainty ahead: The state of African consumer sentiment

    15 Jun 2022

    Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says
    Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

     14 Apr 2022

    Source: iStock
    Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

     12 Jan 2022

    Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings/Illustration
    South Africa's rand recovers

    29 Nov 2021

    Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky
    Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

    2 Nov 2021

    Source: ©pavel shlykov
    Nigeria launches digital currency to enhance payments

    25 Oct 2021

    Source: ©HONGQI ZHANG
    SA to re-emerge in strong position post-Covid

    14 Oct 2021

    Source: ©Tomas Griger
    Covid-19 leads to rising global debt

    13 Oct 2021

    Source ©Dmitrijs Kaminskis
    Africa's GBS sector on the rise

    2 Sep 2021

    Thusang Mahlangu, CEO, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty South Africa
    Top 3 risks to businesses in 2021

     25 Jun 2021

    West African leaders and officials stand for a photo at the Ecowas extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Reuters/Anne Mimault
    West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

    21 Jun 2021

    Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs
    Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs

     14 Jun 2021

    Workers in a tea plantation in Rwanda. The crop is one of the country's main exports
    Africa's free trade area offers great promise. But only if risks are managed with resolve

     27 May 2021

    Image source: Getty/Gallo
    Nigeria is making progress with financial inclusion: here's how

     20 May 2021

    Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice
    Register now: CEO Connect discussion on Competitive Collaboration in Africa - One Africa, One Voice

    Shift Impact Africa 17 May 2021

    Trucks loaded with goods had been waiting for weeks to cross the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana borders at Elubo/Noe. © Franck Kuwonu/Africa Renewal
    Africans urged to trade more with each other

    7 May 2021

    Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow
    Nigeria extends naira incentive offer to boost diaspora inflow

     7 May 2021

    Bobby Madhav, FNB head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance
    AfCFTA offers massive economic opportunities, but there is still much work to be done

     22 Apr 2021

    Africa can finance its development but needs a paradigm shift
    Africa can finance its development but needs a paradigm shift

     22 Dec 2020

    Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development headquarters in Lome. Willem Heerbaart/Wikimedia Commons
    How West Africa economic partnership deals put the cart before the horse

     18 Nov 2020

    Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth
    Energy resources can spark Africa's economic growth

     4 Nov 2020

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

     15 Oct 2020

    Professor Njuguna Ndung’u
    Business as usual in post-pandemic recovery will only reinforce economic hardship

     28 Sep 2020

    Africa is open for business
    Africa is open for business

    15 Sep 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

     12 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

     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

     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?

     27 Jul 2020

    Image credit: Retha Ferguson from Pexels
    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

     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. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images
    Buhari's Covid-19 economic plan: old wine in new wineskins

     25 Jun 2020

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