Two of the most prestigious awards, the African Banker Icon and the Finance Minister of the Year, went to African women, Vera Songwe and the Hon Vera Esperança dos Santos Daves de Sousa, respectively.
In a riveting account, a leading economist sets his mind to the problem of why some countries grow rich while others remain poor and concludes there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
By agreeing to a far-reaching set of social goals, the JSE-listed company was able to improve their cost of capital and attract the attention of a new set of institutional investors.
The AU Chair wants to reshape the global financial architecture to address Africa’s marginalisation, which makes it tough for countries to recover from the pandemic and deal with new risks resulting from the war in Ukraine.
AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina has expressed gratitude to his supporters but ruled himself out of next year's presidential race, while CBN governor Godwin Emefiele has missed the required deadline for resigning from his post.
Africa has some of the world’s most attractive solar resources, untapped geothermal capacity and many unexploited wind sites, raising the prospect of a vibrant green bonds investment market.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has been fining banks in an attempt to prevent dealing in cryptocurrencies, but can this succeed in a country where the local currency is losing value at an alarming rate?
As the Central African Republic becomes the second country in the world to adopt Bitcoin, here is everything you need to know about what it means for the country and the cryptoverse.
